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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
SHP404

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
15

Before the incident

associate was coming down a stepstool when they lost their balance and stumbled on the last step but caught themselves.

What happened

ASSOCIATE SLIPPED OFF STEPSTOOL

Injury or illness

SPRAIN OF UNSPECIFIED LIGAMENT OF RIGHT ANKLE

Object or substance involved

SLIPPING

Summary line

ASSOCIATE WAS COMING DOWN A STEPSTOOL MISSTEPPED AND STUMBLED ON THEIR RIGHT ANKLE

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 #
25-23

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
28JAN26:18:10:00

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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.