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OSHA Injury Report: El Milagro Inc. 21st Masa

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at El Milagro Inc. 21st Masa in 2400 W. 21st. PL., Chicago, IL 60608 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was mechanic in tortillas manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
El Milagro Inc. 21st Masa
Parent company
El Milagro Inc.
Street
2400 W. 21st. PL.
City
Chicago
State
IL
ZIP
60608
On-site location
Production area

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
11

Before the incident

checking the machine 's airflow level

What happened

While squatting down to check the airflow level of the machine as it was previously clogged with dough flour an outburst occurred causing the employee to lunge backwards hurting his right shoulder and the hot flour burned his left wrist.

Injury or illness

right shoulder strain first degree burn on left hand and wrist

Object or substance involved

hot flour

Summary line

right shoulder strain first degree burn on left hand and wrist

Employee and industry

Job description
Mechanic
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
311830 — Tortillas manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
37
Total hours worked
85924
EIN
362876129
Establishment ID
819173
Employer case #
1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:36
Time of incident
16:30
Filing year
2024
Submitted
03FEB2025:22:24:00

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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.