Chicago Heights, IL ·
OSHA Injury Report: Chicago Heights Steel
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Chicago Heights Steel in 211 E Main St., Chicago Heights, IL 60411 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was repairman trainee in hot-rolling purchased steel.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Chicago Heights Steel
- Parent company
- CHS Acquisitions
- Street
- 211 E Main St.
- City
- Chicago Heights
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60411
- On-site location
- Rail Yard
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
He was putting a repaid cylinder back into place in the rail pockets in the [REDACTED].
What happened
He was putting a repaid cylinder back into place in the rail pockets in the Rail Yard when the cylinder slipped and pinched his fingers between the steel floor and the cylinder.
Injury or illness
Injury
Object or substance involved
Steel
Summary line
Contusion to left hand finger(s).; Upper Limbs- Finger; [REDACTED]
Employee and industry
- Job description
- REPAIRMAN TRAINEE
- SOC code
- 49-9041: Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- NAICS code
- 331221: Hot-rolling purchased steel
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 116
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 418,792
- EIN
- 363403492
- Establishment ID
- 1529675
- Employer case #
- 1725
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 16:00
- Time of incident
- 21:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-03-02
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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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