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OSHA Injury Report: BLACHFORD INC.

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at BLACHFORD INC. in 1400 Nuclear Drive, West Chicago, IL 60185 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was secondary Operator in insulation and cushioning, foam plastics (except polystrene), manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
BLACHFORD INC.
Parent company
BLACHFORD INC.
Street
1400 Nuclear Drive
City
West Chicago
State
IL
ZIP
60185
On-site location
Secondary Department

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
12

Before the incident

Changing die-press

What happened

Felt tweak in hip when moving long die-press

Injury or illness

Strain (R) hip

Object or substance involved

die-press

Summary line

Strain (R) hip from lifting long item

Employee and industry

Job description
Secondary Operator
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
326150 — Insulation and cushioning, foam plastics (except polystrene), manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
115
Total hours worked
223898
EIN
363658961
Establishment ID
556508
Employer case #
4

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Submitted
29FEB24:16:42:00

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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.