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OSHA Injury Report: Charter Steel- Fostoria

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Charter Steel- Fostoria in 6255 US Hwy 23, Rising Sun, OH 43457 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was annealing Operator in cold rolling steel shapes (e.g., bar, plate, rod, sheet, strip) made from purchased steel.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Charter Steel- Fostoria
Parent company
Charter Manufacturing Company, Inc.
Street
6255 US Hwy 23
City
Rising Sun
State
OH
ZIP
43457
On-site location
Annealing Area 3

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
6

Before the incident

Using a counter-balanced hydraulic cutter to cut a sample from a steel coil.

What happened

The hydraulic cutter moved unexpectedly pinching their right middle finger between the tool and steel coil.

Injury or illness

Closed fracture of the right ring finger.

Object or substance involved

Hydraulic cutter

Summary line

Employee pinched their right ring finger between cutters and coil.

Employee and industry

Job description
Annealing Operator
SOC code
51-4031 — Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
NAICS code
331221 — Cold rolling steel shapes (e.g., bar, plate, rod, sheet, strip) made from purchased steel
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
139
Total hours worked
299693
Establishment ID
1124182
Employer case #
5

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00:00.000
Time of incident
15:15:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
14FEB24:19:31:00

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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.