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OSHA Injury Report: Nucor Building Systems

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Nucor Building Systems in 305 Industrial Parkway, Waterloo, IN 46793 resulted in days away from work. Employee was maintenance Tech in buildings, prefabricated metal, manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Nucor Building Systems
Parent company
Nucor Building Systems
Street
305 Industrial Parkway
City
Waterloo
State
IN
ZIP
46793
On-site location
Shipping Yard Dumpster Area

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
13

Before the incident

Employee was operating a forklift with a self dumping hopper getting ready to dump scrap into the dumpster.

What happened

Safety latch on the dumpster got stuck. Employee used a board to pry the latch open when they felt a sharp pain in their shoulder.

Injury or illness

Right shoulder strain

Object or substance involved

Ergonomic motion overexertion of the shoulder

Summary line

Right shoulder strain due to overexertion

Employee and industry

Job description
Maintenance Tech
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
332311 — Buildings, prefabricated metal, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
549
Total hours worked
1033594
Establishment ID
1088963
Employer case #
24-1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
11:00
Time of incident
13:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
31JAN2025:17:52:00

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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 — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.