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OSHA Injury Report: Nitrex, Inc. Chicago Operations

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Nitrex, Inc. Chicago Operations in 1900 Plain Ave., Aurora, IL 60502 resulted in days away from work. Employee was helper in hardening (i.e., heat treating) metals and metal products for the trade.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Nitrex, Inc. Chicago Operations
Parent company
Nitrex Inc.(Chicago Operations)
Street
1900 Plain Ave.
City
Aurora
State
IL
ZIP
60502
On-site location
Blasting machine area

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Doing his day-to-day work activities

What happened

The operator was taking part out of the tumbler and his hand got caught on the side of the machine and his finger got pinched.

Injury or illness

Laceration of the right ring finger without foreign body without damage to nail got stiches.

Object or substance involved

side of the machine

Summary line

The operator was taking part out of the tumbler and his finger got caught pinched on the side of the machine Laceration of the right ring finger without foreign body without damage to nail got stiches.

Employee and industry

Job description
Helper
SOC code
51-9198 — Helpers--Production Workers
NAICS code
332811 — Hardening (i.e., heat treating) metals and metal products for the trade
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
33
Total hours worked
54764
EIN
363859600
Establishment ID
912169
Employer case #
2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
14:14:00.000
Time of incident
22:20:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
29JAN24:19:43:00

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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.