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OSHA Injury Report: Arrow Gear Company

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Arrow Gear Company in 2301 Curtiss Street, Downers Grove, IL 60515 resulted in days away from work. Employee was gear cutter in gear cutting and finishing machines, metalworking, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Arrow Gear Company
Street
2301 Curtiss Street
City
Downers Grove
State
IL
ZIP
60515
On-site location
gearline

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
10

Before the incident

Pounding step plate onto part with plastic mallet

What happened

Pounding step plate onto part with plastic mallet accidentally struck left hand with mallet.

Injury or illness

split finger after striking with mallet

Object or substance involved

plastic mallet

Summary line

Pounding step plate onto part with plastic mallet accidentally struck left hand with mallet.

Employee and industry

Job description
gear cutter
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
333517 — Gear cutting and finishing machines, metalworking, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
160
Total hours worked
319538
Establishment ID
931927
Employer case #
2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
15:30:00.000
Time of incident
19:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
25JAN24:16:14:00

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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.