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OSHA Injury Report: Heidtman Steel Products Inc.-Bedford Tube Mill

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Heidtman Steel Products Inc.-Bedford Tube Mill in 640 Lavoy Rd, Erie, MI 48133 resulted in days away from work. Employee was slitter setup in tube (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, seamless, welded) made from purchased iron or steel.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Heidtman Steel Products Inc.-Bedford Tube Mill
Parent company
Heidtman Steel Products Inc.
Street
640 Lavoy Rd
City
Erie
State
MI
ZIP
48133
On-site location
Set up area of the slitter

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

trying to tighten a jam nut on the slitter knives

What happened

team member was tightening the nut and the wrench slipped and smashed his thumb

Injury or illness

smashed thumb

Object or substance involved

caught in between the jam-nut and the wrench

Summary line

smashed thumb

Employee and industry

Job description
Slitter setup
SOC code
51-4199 — Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
NAICS code
331210 — Tube (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, seamless, welded) made from purchased iron or steel
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
165
Total hours worked
284581
EIN
340930923
Establishment ID
995018
Employer case #
BF2348

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
15:30:00.000
Time of incident
19:40:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
05FEB24:18:38:00

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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.