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Chicago Heights, IL —

OSHA Injury Report: Chicago Heights, IL

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Chicago Heights, IL in 401 E. Joe Orr Road, Chicago Heights, IL 60411 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was production Operator in commercial bakeries.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Chicago Heights, IL
Parent company
Great Kitchens, Inc.
Street
401 E. Joe Orr Road
City
Chicago Heights
State
IL
ZIP
60411
On-site location
Palletizing Area

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Using the shrink machine to shrink wrap a pallet of boxes.

What happened

After a few rotations an uneven box at the bottom of the pallet load caused the pallet to shift to the side and fall over due to the rotation of the machine. The boxes fell on the employee.

Injury or illness

Lower back contusion.

Object or substance involved

Cardboard boxes containing pizza crusts.

Summary line

Contusion to multiple body parts struck by falling boxes

Employee and industry

Job description
Production Operator
SOC code
51-3099 — Food Processing Workers, All Other
NAICS code
311812 — Commercial bakeries
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
128
Total hours worked
314429
EIN
852176506
Establishment ID
1213595
Employer case #
12

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
6:27
Filing year
2024
Submitted
30JAN2025:18:47:00

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Source

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.