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OSHA Injury Report: Earle M. Jorgensen Company

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Earle M. Jorgensen Company in 1900 Mitchell Boulevard, Schaumburg, IL 60193 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was saw Operator in metal products (e.g., bars, ingots, plates, rods, shapes, sheets) merchant wholesalers.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Earle M. Jorgensen Company
Parent company
Earle M. Jorgensen Company
Street
1900 Mitchell Boulevard
City
Schaumburg
State
IL
ZIP
60193
On-site location
Bay 5 Production

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
63

Before the incident

Employee was adjusting copper bar material on a saw staging table to start cutting order.

What happened

Employee was rolling [REDACTED] on a saw staging table to prepare for cutting while standing at the rear of the saw with his left hand. When the employee reached for the 4th bar to roll counter clockwise his left middle finger was caught between the saw staging table and the [REDACTED] causing a non-displaced fracture to the tip of the left middle finger.

Injury or illness

Non-displaced fracture to the tip of the left middle finger.

Object or substance involved

C11000 H04 CF Hard Copper Rod Astm B187 3 ½ RD

Summary line

Employee sustained a non-displaced fracture to the left middle finger while rolling a copper rod bar on a saw when the bar rolled over the middle finger.

Employee and industry

Job description
Saw Operator
SOC code
51-9032 — Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
NAICS code
423510 — Metal products (e.g., bars, ingots, plates, rods, shapes, sheets) merchant wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
290
Total hours worked
519778
Establishment ID
688623
Employer case #
25-04

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
14:00
Time of incident
15:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
01FEB26:04:02:00

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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.