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 lead 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
- 3205 Forging Box
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Employee was pushing forgings down in box with his gloved hand. There was a metal hook but he chose to use his hand.
What happened
Employee was pushing forgings down in box with a gloved hand and a steel sliver went through his left index finger.
Injury or illness
Sliver to left index finger
Object or substance involved
Steel Sliver
Summary line
Left Index Finger Sliver
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Lead 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 #
- 6
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 4:00
- Time of incident
- 9:00
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 24JAN2025:17:32:00
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.