Chicago, IL —
OSHA Injury Report: Befesa Chicago
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
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).
Where did this happen?
- 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
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 2
Before the incident
Employee was cleaning the crossover for #2 kiln with the air lance (2nd lid)
What happened
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.
Injury or illness
Laceration
Object or substance involved
the lid for the cover slammed closed
Summary line
Laceration to Left Fingers caused by the lid for the cover slammed closed
Employee and industry
- 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
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 14:30
- Time of incident
- 19:15
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 15JAN26:13:50:00
Source
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.