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OSHA Injury Report: H. Kramer & Co.

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at H. Kramer & Co. in 1345 west 21st street, chicago, IL 60608 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was furnace Personnel in smelting and refining of nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), secondary.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
H. Kramer & Co.
Parent company
H. Kramer & Co.
Street
1345 west 21st street
City
chicago
State
IL
ZIP
60608
On-site location
Rotary Furnace #1

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
6

Before the incident

Employee was laying refractory brick inside of a rotary furnace.

What happened

The employee was handed a refractory brick and he accidentally released it and it dropped along the side of his right leg.

Injury or illness

Muscle strain of lower right leg.

Object or substance involved

A refractory brick.

Summary line

Muscle strain of lower right leg

Employee and industry

Job description
Furnace Personnel
SOC code
51-4051 — Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
NAICS code
331492 — Smelting and refining of nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), secondary
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
100
Total hours worked
268896
EIN
361340270
Establishment ID
995156
Employer case #
24-4

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
4:00
Time of incident
13:48
Filing year
2024
Submitted
20FEB2025:21:48:00

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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.