Ghent, KY ·
OSHA Injury Report: Nucor Steel Gallatin
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Nucor Steel Gallatin in 4831 US Hwy 42 W, Ghent, KY 41045 resulted in days away from work. Employee was supervisor in mini-mills, steel.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Nucor Steel Gallatin
- Parent company
- Nucor
- Street
- 4831 US Hwy 42 W
- City
- Ghent
- State
- KY
- ZIP
- 41045
- On-site location
- Rolling Mill
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 11
- Days restricted or transferred
- 9
Before the incident
Teammate was cutting band off of coil while preparing coil for sampling.
What happened
When the band was cut the coil re-coiled causing the tail of the steel coil to knock the teammate to the ground.
Injury or illness
Laceration to the left eyebrow and corner of eye. Laceration inside of bottom lip 3 closed rib fracture to right rib cage and internal bleed.
Object or substance involved
Tail of Steel Coil
Summary line
Fractured Ribs Laceration from tail of steel coil
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Supervisor
- SOC code
- 51-1011: First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
- NAICS code
- 331110: Mini-mills, steel
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 715
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 1,534,221
- EIN
- 611245380
- Establishment ID
- 1181622
- Employer case #
- 2
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 11:55
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-01-22
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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