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OSHA Injury Report: The Chefs Warehouse

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at The Chefs Warehouse in 2801 S. Western Avenue, Chicago, IL 60608 resulted in days away from work. Employee was driver in general-line groceries merchant wholesalers.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
The Chefs Warehouse
Parent company
The Chefs Warehouse
Street
2801 S. Western Avenue
City
Chicago
State
IL
ZIP
60608
On-site location
Route

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
5
Days restricted or transferred
45

Before the incident

Going down stairs with a heavy load

What happened

Was taking a load downstairs at customer and felt strain in lower back

Injury or illness

lumbar strain

Object or substance involved

pallet load

Summary line

Lumbar Strain

Employee and industry

Job description
Driver
SOC code
53-3033 — Light Truck Drivers
NAICS code
424410 — General-line groceries merchant wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
132
Total hours worked
182741
EIN
203031526
Establishment ID
1063065
Employer case #
9

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:00:00.000
Time of incident
9:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
16FEB24:02:39:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.