Merrillville, IN —
OSHA Injury Report: Modern Forge Indiana
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Modern Forge Indiana in Merrillville, IN 46410 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was electrician in drop forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Modern Forge Indiana
- Parent company
- Modern Forge Indiana
- Street
- 8757 Colorado Street
- City
- Merrillville
- State
- IN
- ZIP
- 46410
- On-site location
- Under Platform
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Employee was squatting down under a platform to get to the other side instead of using the stairs provided. When he went to stand up he felt pain in his groin.
What happened
Employee was squatting down under a platform to get to the other side instead of using the stairs provided. When he went to stand up he felt pain in his groin.
Injury or illness
Right Groin Strain
Object or substance involved
His morbid obesity may have been a contributing factor to his injury. He didn 't use the stairwell that was in place. Instead he squatted down under a platform and had to push his body weight up and caused strain.
Summary line
Right Groin Strain
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Electrician
- SOC code
- 47-2111 — Electricians
- NAICS code
- 332111 — Drop forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 194
- Total hours worked
- 317390
- EIN
- 451859384
- Establishment ID
- 541396
- Employer case #
- 2
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 24JAN2025:16:50:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.