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OSHA Injury Report: HFT Chicago DC

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at HFT Chicago DC in 3401 S Brandon Rd, Elwood, IL 60421 resulted in days away from work. Employee was eO in general warehousing and storage.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
HFT Chicago DC
Parent company
Harbor Freight Tools
Street
3401 S Brandon Rd
City
Elwood
State
IL
ZIP
60421
On-site location
REPUT

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
76
Days restricted or transferred
93

Before the incident

Associate dropped a package of popcorn after start up. They squatted down to pick up the package and felt pain in their lower back. Associate has been havingback concerns for the last 3 or 4 years. The associate reported that this pain is very much like the pain they have been having over the [REDACTED].

What happened

Associate dropped a package of popcorn after start up. They squatted down to pick up the package and felt pain in their lower back. Associate has been havingback concerns for the last 3 or 4 years. The associate reported that this pain is very much like the pain they have been having over the [REDACTED].

Injury or illness

SPRAIN OF LIGAMENTS OF LUMBAR SPINE

Object or substance involved

SQUATTING DOWN

Summary line

ASSOCIATE DROPPED POPCORN AND BENT OVER TO PICK UP CAUSING BACK PAIN

Employee and industry

Job description
EO
SOC code
00-9900 — Insufficient Information - NIOSH
NAICS code
493110 — General warehousing and storage
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
526
Total hours worked
1094237
EIN
770465196
Establishment ID
1076911
Employer case #
25-6

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
16:00
Time of incident
16:25
Filing year
2025
Submitted
28JAN26:17:18:00

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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.