Merrillville, IN —
OSHA Injury Report: Modern Forge Indiana
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Modern Forge Indiana in Merrillville, IN 46410 resulted in days away from work. Employee was millwright 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
- 9300 Forge Press
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 24
- Days restricted or transferred
- 54
Before the incident
Employee was using an impact to remove a base bolt at [REDACTED] forge press
What happened
Employee was using an impact to remove a base bolt at 9300 forge press when e got his left thumb hand pinched between the 1 impact and steel I-beam
Injury or illness
Laceration to left thumb and fracture
Object or substance involved
Impact and I-beam
Summary line
Left thumb laceration and fracture
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Millwright
- SOC code
- 49-9044 — Millwrights
- 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 #
- 5
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 14:00
- Time of incident
- 19:00
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 24JAN2025:17:29:00
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.