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OSHA Injury Report: Befesa Chicago

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Befesa Chicago in Chicago, IL 60617 resulted in days away from work. Employee was c and B Utility in secondary smelting of nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper).

Establishment
Befesa Chicago
Parent company
Befesa Zinc US Inc.
Street
2701 E 114th St
City
Chicago
State
IL
ZIP
60617
On-site location
Kiln 2
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
2

Employee was cleaning the crossover for #2 kiln with the air lance (2nd lid)

Employee was cleaning the crossover for #2 kiln with the air lance (2nd lid) the employee got close to the opening with the lance when the lid for the cover slammed closed catching the employee 's left thumb in between the lid and the door opening. [REDACTED] 's incident statement said the exact same details. he was cleared to return to work [REDACTED] from trinity hospital.

Laceration

the lid for the cover slammed closed

Laceration to Left Fingers caused by the lid for the cover slammed closed

Job description
C and B Utility
SOC code
00-9900 — Insufficient Information - NIOSH
NAICS code
331492 — Secondary smelting of nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper)
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
64
Total hours worked
158355
EIN
200447346
Establishment ID
1429846
Employer case #
IN-202506
Date of incident
Shift started
14:30
Time of incident
19:15
Filing year
2025
Submitted
15JAN26:13:50:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.