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OSHA Injury Report: Nucor Steel Gallatin

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Nucor Steel Gallatin in 4831 US Hwy 42 W, Ghent, KY 41045 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was lead Locomotive Operator in mini-mills, steel.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Nucor Steel Gallatin
Parent company
Nucor
Street
4831 US Hwy 42 W
City
Ghent
State
KY
ZIP
41045
On-site location
Material Handling

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

[REDACTED] was driving the work issued Ford [REDACTED] Pickup truck.

What happened

[REDACTED] used his pocketknife to cut through a zip tie. The momentum continued forward and the tip of his knife cut into the glove on his left hand between his index finger and thumb causing a cut on the top of his hand.

Injury or illness

A cut to the top of [REDACTED] 's left hand that required five stitches.

Object or substance involved

The blade of a pocketknife.

Summary line

Cut to left hand

Employee and industry

Job description
Lead Locomotive Operator
SOC code
53-4011 — Locomotive Engineers
NAICS code
331110 — Mini-mills, steel
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
686
Total hours worked
1776434
EIN
611245380
Establishment ID
1181622
Employer case #
2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
19:00
Time of incident
20:15
Filing year
2025
Submitted
21JAN26:16:05:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.