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OSHA Injury Report: Able Electropolishing Company

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Able Electropolishing Company in Chicago, IL 60623 resulted in days away from work. Employee was nd Shift Degreaser in 332813 Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring.

Establishment
Able Electropolishing Company
Parent company
METCO TREATING & DEVELOPMENT CO
Street
2001 S. Kilbourn Ave
City
Chicago
State
IL
ZIP
60623
On-site location
Shop floor preclean area Vacuum Degreaser
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
19
Days restricted or transferred
180

Removing basket of parts from conveyor on vacuum degreaser

Cart moved away while transferring basket onto pushcart. Basket fell striking employees foot.

Broken bone in left foot

Push cart and basket of customer parts

Basket fell from push cart landing on employees left foot

Job description
nd Shift Degreaser
SOC code
51-4193 — Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
NAICS code
332813 — 332813 Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
160
Total hours worked
283626
EIN
362268981
Establishment ID
959117
Employer case #
11163261
Date of incident
Shift started
15:30:00.000
Time of incident
17:55:00.000
Submitted
26FEB24:20:42:00

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.