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OSHA Injury Report: Wieland Metals

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Wieland Metals in 567 Northgate Parkway Rd, Wheeling, IL 60090 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was machine Operator in strip, copper and copper alloy, made from purchased copper or in integrated secondary smelting and rolling, drawing or extruding plants.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Wieland Metals
Parent company
Wieland Metals WMC
Street
567 Northgate Parkway Rd
City
Wheeling
State
IL
ZIP
60090
On-site location
Machine-MS1

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
41

Before the incident

adjusting strip material for welding

What happened

As the operator lined up the strip material was not aware of his hand placement he pressed down the clamp function. it smashed the tip of his pinky finger and caused bruising and laceration.

Injury or illness

Smashed Right hand Pinky finger causing laceration discoloration brusing of the finger and bleeding under the nail.

Object or substance involved

Hydraulic driven clamp

Summary line

clamped down right hand pinky finger

Employee and industry

Job description
Machine Operator
SOC code
51-4199 — Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
NAICS code
331420 — Strip, copper and copper alloy, made from purchased copper or in integrated secondary smelting and rolling, drawing or extruding plants
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
120
Total hours worked
207328
EIN
363050593
Establishment ID
959283
Employer case #
1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
7:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
27FEB24:20:08:00

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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.