Chicago, IL ·
OSHA Injury Report: Horween Leather Company
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Horween Leather Company in 2015 North Elston, Chicago, IL 60614 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was finishing Operator in skirting leather manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Horween Leather Company
- Parent company
- Horween Leather
- Street
- 2015 North Elston
- City
- Chicago
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60614
- On-site location
- Finishing on 2nd floor.
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Employee was working with another employee and removing leather sides from the large water vat on the 2nd floor near the office.
What happened
The employee twisted while lifting a side from the vat and hurt his back.
Injury or illness
lower back strain
Object or substance involved
side of leather
Summary line
The employee twisted while lifting a side from the vat and hurt his back.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Finishing Operator
- SOC code
- 51-6031: Sewing Machine Operators
- NAICS code
- 316110: Skirting leather manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 132
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 241,489
- EIN
- 361235920
- Establishment ID
- 98039
- Employer case #
- 202501
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:00
- Time of incident
- 06:20
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-01-27
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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