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OSHA Injury Report: Chief Buildings Rensselaer

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Chief Buildings Rensselaer in 1225 E Maple, Rensselaer, IN 47978 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was welder in buildings, prefabricated metal, manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Chief Buildings Rensselaer
Parent company
Chief Industries
Street
1225 E Maple
City
Rensselaer
State
IN
ZIP
47978
On-site location
Weld Floor

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
52

Before the incident

Tack welding a beam.

What happened

When tacking a beam worker struck his left thumb with hammer.

Injury or illness

Broken left thumb.

Object or substance involved

Hammer.

Summary line

Fractured left thumb

Employee and industry

Job description
Welder
SOC code
51-4121 — Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
NAICS code
332311 — Buildings, prefabricated metal, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
109
Total hours worked
226039
EIN
470444429
Establishment ID
91939
Employer case #
8

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
16:30
Time of incident
18:30
Filing year
2024
Submitted
24JAN2025:21:09:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.