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

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Polar Hardware Mfg Co., Inc. in 1813 W. Montrose, Chicago, IL 60613 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was welder 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
Welding department

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

He was cleaning off his work bench with air from the compressor

What happened

The employee was cleaning off his area with an air hose and a piece of metal went into his eye

Injury or illness

metal piece in the eye

Object or substance involved

metal splinter or shard

Summary line

metal splinter in the eye

Employee and industry

Job description
Welder
SOC code
51-4121 — Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
NAICS code
336212 — Truck trailer manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
74
Total hours worked
131216
EIN
362799980
Establishment ID
157161
Employer case #
2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
9:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
08MAR24:23:10:00

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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.