Elwood, IL ·
OSHA Injury Report: HFT Chicago DC
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at HFT Chicago DC in 3401 S Brandon Rd, Elwood, IL 60421 resulted in days away from work. Employee was yard driver in general warehousing and storage.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- HFT Chicago DC
- Parent company
- Harbor Freight Tools
- Street
- 3401 S Brandon Rd
- City
- Elwood
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60421
- On-site location
- YARD
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 68
- Days restricted or transferred
- 11
Before the incident
OPENING TRAILER DOORS
What happened
ASSOCIATE WAS OPENING A TRAILER DOOR THAT WAS STUCK WHEN THEY PUSHED PULLED TO OPEN THE DOOR FELT STRAIN IN THEIR BACK
Injury or illness
STRAINED BACK
Object or substance involved
OPENING TRAILER DOORS
Summary line
[REDACTED] states that he was opening a container door [REDACTED] near a receiving door (can 't remember the door). The door was extremely difficult to open and upon pushing and pulling the actual door he felt a pop and pinch in his lower back. He stats
Employee and industry
- Job description
- YARD DRIVER
- SOC code
- 53-3032: Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
- NAICS code
- 493110: General warehousing and storage
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 526
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 1,094,237
- EIN
- 770465196
- Establishment ID
- 1076911
- Employer case #
- 25-19
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 05:00
- Time of incident
- 00:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-01-28
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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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