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OSHA Injury Report: Able Electropolishing Company

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Able Electropolishing Company in 2001 S. Kilbourn Ave, Chicago, IL 60623 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was rd Shift Service Worker in 332813 Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Able Electropolishing Company
Parent company
METCO TREATING & DEVELOPMENT CO
Street
2001 S. Kilbourn Ave
City
Chicago
State
IL
ZIP
60623
On-site location
Shop Floor

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
5

Before the incident

Lifting a basket of customer parts for rinsing

What happened

ked up a basket of parts to rinse when employee felt a pulling in her left side abdominal area..

Injury or illness

Abdominal muscle strain

Object or substance involved

basket of customer parts

Summary line

Abdominal muscle strain

Employee and industry

Job description
rd Shift Service Worker
SOC code
51-4033 — Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
NAICS code
332813 — 332813 Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
160
Total hours worked
283626
EIN
362268981
Establishment ID
959117
Employer case #
11162760

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
23:30:00.000
Time of incident
0:41:00.000
Submitted
26FEB24:21:01:00

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Source

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