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OSHA Injury Report: Taubensee Steel & Wire Wheeling Plant

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Taubensee Steel & Wire Wheeling Plant in 600 Diens Drive, Wheeling, IL 60090 resulted in job transfer or restriction. 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
Straight Cut Banding Area

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
18

Before the incident

Cutting a steel band on a box container

What happened

As he was cutting the band one of them sprung back and struck the top of his finger cutting through the glove.

Injury or illness

Laceration of top of right pointer finger

Object or substance involved

The cut edge of a steel strap band

Summary line

Laceration of right upper pointer finger being struck by a cut steel band

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
2012
Avg employees
112
Total hours worked
237125
EIN
362065420
Establishment ID
849588
Employer case #
25-045

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
6:38
Filing year
2025
Submitted
02FEB26:15:40:00

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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.