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OSHA Injury Report: HFT Chicago DC

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at HFT Chicago DC in Elwood, IL 60421 resulted in days away from work. Employee was fACILITIES TECH in general warehousing and storage.

Establishment
HFT Chicago DC
Parent company
Harbor Freight Tools
Street
3401 S Brandon Rd
City
Elwood
State
IL
ZIP
60421
On-site location
DTC CONVEYOR
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
1

What was the employee doing just before the incident occurred? Describe the activity as well as the tools equipment or material the employee was using. Be specific. Examples: climbing a ladder while carrying roofing materials; spraying chlorine from hand sprayer; daily computer key-entry.

LIFTED HEAD FROM UNDER CONVEYOR STRIKING POWER BOX

LACERATION TO HEAD

POWERBOX

Maintence Associate was working on a DTC conveyor line when they received a call on the radio. The associate stood up and struck their head on a power box connected to the conveyor causing a laceration to the ride side of their head

Job description
FACILITIES TECH
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
493110 — General warehousing and storage
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
850
Total hours worked
1074215
EIN
770465196
Establishment ID
1076911
Employer case #
24-30
Date of incident
Shift started
5:00
Time of incident
11:50
Filing year
2024
Submitted
27JAN2025:18:05:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.