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OSHA Injury Report: Wheeling-Nippon Steel

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Wheeling-Nippon Steel in PO Box 635, Follansbee, WV 26037 resulted in days away from work. Employee was electrician in aluminum coating of metal products for the trade.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Wheeling-Nippon Steel
Parent company
Wheeling-Nippon Steel
Street
PO Box 635
City
Follansbee
State
WV
ZIP
26037
On-site location
AGL Electric Room

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
44

Before the incident

Changing water bottle on drinking water cooler.

What happened

Employee picked up full polar water bottle and felt pain in his lower back area.

Injury or illness

Lower Back Sprain

Object or substance involved

Polar Water Bottle

Summary line

Lower back sprain from picking up polar water bottle

Employee and industry

Job description
Electrician
SOC code
47-2111 — Electricians
NAICS code
332812 — Aluminum coating of metal products for the trade
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
192
Total hours worked
407940
EIN
251481463
Establishment ID
302133
Employer case #
23-May

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
10:29:00.000
Time of incident
15:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
31JAN24:15:57:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.