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OSHA Injury Report: Chicago Heights Steel

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Chicago Heights Steel in 211 E Main St., Chicago Heights, IL 60411 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was rEPAIRMAN TRAINEE in hot-rolling purchased steel.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Chicago Heights Steel
Parent company
CHS Acquisitions
Street
211 E Main St.
City
Chicago Heights
State
IL
ZIP
60411
On-site location
Rail Yard

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

He was putting a repaid cylinder back into place in the rail pockets in the [REDACTED].

What happened

He was putting a repaid cylinder back into place in the rail pockets in the Rail Yard when the cylinder slipped and pinched his fingers between the steel floor and the cylinder.

Injury or illness

Injury

Object or substance involved

Steel

Summary line

Contusion to left hand finger(s).; Upper Limbs- Finger; [REDACTED]

Employee and industry

Job description
REPAIRMAN TRAINEE
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
331221 — Hot-rolling purchased steel
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
116
Total hours worked
418792
EIN
363403492
Establishment ID
1529675
Employer case #
1725

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
16:00
Time of incident
21:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
02MAR26:20:51:00

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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.