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OSHA Injury Report: Lafayette Steel & Aluminum of Lafayette a Division of the Oscar Winski Company

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Lafayette Steel & Aluminum of Lafayette a Division of the Oscar Winski Company in 2407 N. 9th Street, Lafayete, IN 47905 resulted in days away from work. Employee was material Handler in steel merchant wholesalers.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Lafayette Steel & Aluminum of Lafayette a Division of the Oscar Winski Company
Parent company
Lafayette Steel & Aluminum of Lafayette
Street
2407 N. 9th Street
City
Lafayete
State
IN
ZIP
47905
On-site location
Sheet bay

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
7
Days restricted or transferred
180

Before the incident

Preparing to lift sheets in sheet bay

What happened

EE was getting sheet lifter in position. He intended to press close button but pressed north button causing sheet lifter to move unexpectedly EE tried to steady by grabbing it and pinched fingers between sheet lifter and steel sheets.

Injury or illness

Crush left middle and ring finger resulted in finger tip amputation.

Object or substance involved

Steel sheet and sheet lifter caught between

Summary line

Left hand Middle and ring finger tip crush by sheet lifter

Employee and industry

Job description
Material Handler
SOC code
53-7062 — Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
NAICS code
423510 — Steel merchant wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
108
Total hours worked
197878
EIN
350764120
Establishment ID
158834
Employer case #
4

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:30:00.000
Time of incident
13:05:00.000
Submitted
11MAR24:13:59:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.