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OSHA Injury Report: Brookfield Iron & Metal LLC

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Brookfield Iron & Metal LLC in Chicago Heights, IL 60411 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was teardown Worker in metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers.

Establishment
Brookfield Iron & Metal LLC
Street
1020 Washington Street
City
Chicago Heights
State
IL
ZIP
60411
On-site location
Engine Teardown Room
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
4

Lifting a motor for teardown onto his work table using a motorized crane and hoist.

While lifting the motor using a crane and hoist the rigging hook slipped free and struck employees right hand.

Contusion of right hand

Rigging Hook

Description:Contusion; Body Parts: Hand(s); Right; Object: Rigging hook

Job description
Teardown Worker
SOC code
53-7081 — Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
NAICS code
423930 — Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
64
Total hours worked
123537
EIN
272508233
Establishment ID
932865
Employer case #
62499
Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
7:55:00.000
Submitted
13FEB24:19:44:00

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