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OSHA Injury Report: Polar Hardware Mfg Co., Inc.

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Polar Hardware Mfg Co., Inc. in 1813 W. Montrose, Chicago, IL 60613 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was supervisor in truck trailer manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Polar Hardware Mfg Co., Inc.
Street
1813 W. Montrose
City
Chicago
State
IL
ZIP
60613
On-site location
Punch Press Department

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
13

Before the incident

The employee was changing a die set in a punch press machine

What happened

The employee was moving the die set and as he lifted his finger got caught when he slipped and it crushed his finger

Injury or illness

crushed finger

Object or substance involved

metal die set

Summary line

Crushed finger with die set

Employee and industry

Job description
Supervisor
SOC code
51-1011 — First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
NAICS code
336212 — Truck trailer manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
74
Total hours worked
131216
EIN
362799980
Establishment ID
157161
Employer case #
1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
10:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
08MAR24:23:07:00

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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.