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OSHA Injury Report: Chicago Magnesium Casting Company

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Chicago Magnesium Casting Company in Blue Island, IL 60406 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was melt and Pour operator in zinc castings (except die-castings), unfinished, manufacturing.

Establishment
Chicago Magnesium Casting Company
Parent company
Chicago Magnesium Casting Company
Street
14101 Seeley Ave.
City
Blue Island
State
IL
ZIP
60406
On-site location
Melt and Pour
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
7

As the employee was lifting a pot of metal (via crane) another operator misheard the direction and lifted the pot resulting in the employees hand being caught between the pot and the chain.

As the employee was lifting a pot of metal (via crane) another operator misheard the direction and lifted the pot resulting in the employees hand being caught between the pot and the chain.

Crush pinch of Pinky thumb and pointer finger

Chain and pot

Crush pinched finger

Job description
Melt and Pour operator
SOC code
51-4051 — Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
NAICS code
331529 — Zinc castings (except die-castings), unfinished, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
135
Total hours worked
284588
EIN
362931963
Establishment ID
1361656
Employer case #
ELara01
Date of incident
Shift started
5:00
Time of incident
13:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
27FEB2025:19:09:00

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.