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OSHA Injury Report: USM Fulton

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at USM Fulton in 2500 W Fulton, Chicago, IL 60612 resulted in days away from work. Employee was mechanic in nails, nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), made from purchased nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper) in wire drawing plants.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
USM Fulton
Parent company
Universal Scrap Metals Inc
Street
2500 W Fulton
City
Chicago
State
IL
ZIP
60612
On-site location
Maintenance Shop

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
42

Before the incident

Moving a tire to a truck.

What happened

While trying to attach the tire he felt pain.

Injury or illness

Back strain

Object or substance involved

Tire

Summary line

Back strain while lifting tire.

Employee and industry

Job description
Mechanic
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
331491 — Nails, nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), made from purchased nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper) in wire drawing plants
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
126
Total hours worked
269144
Establishment ID
433005
Employer case #
6

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Filing year
2023
Submitted
18JAN24:17:07:00

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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.