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OSHA Injury Report: Taubensee Steel & Wire Wheeling Plant

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Taubensee Steel & Wire Wheeling Plant in 600 Diens Drive, Wheeling, IL 60090 resulted in days away from work. Employee was crane Operator in drawing iron or steel wire from purchased iron or steel.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Taubensee Steel & Wire Wheeling Plant
Parent company
Taubensee Steel & Wire
Street
600 Diens Drive
City
Wheeling
State
IL
ZIP
60090
On-site location
Kieserling Machine

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Showing a trainee where to position the slings to pick up material

What happened

While he was pointing at the location a bar was discharged onto the chute and struck his finger

Injury or illness

Fracture to the finger

Object or substance involved

A steel bar (product) being discharged from the machine.

Summary line

Fracture to left middle finger being struck by steel bar

Employee and industry

Job description
Crane Operator
SOC code
53-7021 — Crane and Tower Operators
NAICS code
331222 — Drawing iron or steel wire from purchased iron or steel
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
120
Total hours worked
247851
EIN
362065420
Establishment ID
849588
Employer case #
23-060

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
19:00:00.000
Time of incident
20:40:00.000
Submitted
05FEB24:17:22:00

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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.