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OSHA Injury Report: Clifford-Jacobs Forging Company

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Clifford-Jacobs Forging Company in 2410 North 5th Street, Champaign, IL 61822 resulted in days away from work. Employee was hammerman in forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Clifford-Jacobs Forging Company
Parent company
IMT
Street
2410 North 5th Street
City
Champaign
State
IL
ZIP
61822
On-site location
Forge Shop. Hammer #14

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
33

Before the incident

Running the hammer

What happened

Hot scale fireball shot out of hammer during operation and uniform caught fire

Injury or illness

Chest stomach and nose.

Object or substance involved

Hot scale fireball

Summary line

Employee was running a hammer and the hot scale fireball shot out of the hammer during operatoin and uniform caught fire.

Employee and industry

Job description
Hammerman
SOC code
51-4031 — Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
NAICS code
332111 — Forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
129
Total hours worked
282849
Establishment ID
274434
Employer case #
15

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00:00.000
Time of incident
8:00:00.000
Submitted
31JAN24:18:23:00

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Source

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