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OSHA Injury Report: Finkl Steel

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Finkl Steel in 1355 E 93rd St., Chicago, IL 60619 resulted in days away from work. Employee was fS HT Helper in forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Finkl Steel
Parent company
Swiss Steel Group
Street
1355 E 93rd St.
City
Chicago
State
IL
ZIP
60619
On-site location
LFS; 1500 T Press

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
207

Before the incident

Employee was conducting a written pre-operational checklist on the [REDACTED]-1 overhead crane

What happened

After completing the pre-op checklist the employee decided contrary to direction from his supervisor to move a steel billet via overhead crane. As he brought the piece down to turn it it slipped out of the tongs hit the ground and struck his left foot.

Injury or illness

Left toes and midfoot amputation on 6 7; below the knee amputation week of 6 13

Object or substance involved

Steel billet weighing approx 4057#

Summary line

Amputation left toes and midfoot 6 7 23; below the knee of left leg week of [REDACTED]

Employee and industry

Job description
FS HT Helper
SOC code
51-9198 — Helpers--Production Workers
NAICS code
332111 — Forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
270
Total hours worked
606861
Establishment ID
410510
Employer case #
23-02

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
9:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
19FEB24:18:41:00

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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.