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OSHA Injury Report: Horween Leather Company

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Horween Leather Company in 2015 North Elston, Chicago, IL 60614 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was finishing Operator in skirting leather manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Horween Leather Company
Parent company
Horween Leather
Street
2015 North Elston
City
Chicago
State
IL
ZIP
60614
On-site location
Finishing on 2nd floor.

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Employee was working with another employee and removing leather sides from the large water vat on the 2nd floor near the office.

What happened

The employee twisted while lifting a side from the vat and hurt his back.

Injury or illness

lower back strain

Object or substance involved

side of leather

Summary line

The employee twisted while lifting a side from the vat and hurt his back.

Employee and industry

Job description
Finishing Operator
SOC code
51-6031 — Sewing Machine Operators
NAICS code
316110 — Skirting leather manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
132
Total hours worked
241489
EIN
361235920
Establishment ID
98039
Employer case #
202501

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
6:20
Filing year
2025
Submitted
27JAN26:17:14:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.