Merrillville, IN —
OSHA Injury Report: Modern Forge Indiana
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Modern Forge Indiana in Merrillville, IN 46410 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was power Hammer Operator 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
- Unit 52
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 55
Before the incident
Employee was turning off main air at [REDACTED]
What happened
Employee says the chain going up to the main air stuck causing him to jerk his shoulder.
Injury or illness
Left Shoulder Strain
Object or substance involved
Chain at Main Air on 52 hammer
Summary line
Left Shoulder Strain
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Power Hammer Operator
- SOC code
- 9999 — Uncoded
- 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 #
- 4
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 4:00
- Time of incident
- 13:15
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 24JAN2025:17:26:00
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.