Inspection: 313940033 - Kraft Foods Global, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Calumet City
Nr: 313940033Report ID:0521700Open Date: 10/13/2010
Kraft Foods Global, Inc.
7300 S. Kedzie Avenue
Chicago, IL 60629		 Union Status: Union
SIC: 2052/Cookies and Crackers
NAICS: 311821/Cookie and Cracker Manufacturing
Mailing: 7300 S. Kedzie Avenue, Chicago, IL 60629
Inspection Type:Accident
Scope:PartialAdvanced Notice:N
Ownership:Private
Safety/Health:SafetyClose Conference:03/11/2011
Emphasis: N:SvepClose Case:06/28/2011
Optional Information:TypeIDValue
 N10IMMLANG-N
Related Activity:TypeIDSafetyHealth
 Accident100035047    

Violation Summary
Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations

1

1
Current Violations 1



1
Initial Penalty

38500

38500
Current Penalty 7000



7000
FTA Amount






Violation Items
# ID Type Standard Issuance Abate Curr$ Init$ Fta$ Contest LastEvent
  1. 01001 Serious 5A0001 03/30/2011 05/16/2011 $7000 $38500 $0 I - Informal Settlement

Accident Investigation Summary
Summary Nr: 200033710Event: 10/13/2010Employee Is Killed When Struck By Machine
At approximately 2 a.m. on October 13, 2010, Employee #1 was working as a relief operator on the Litton UHS Von Gal #5 Palletizer, Serial Number 1725, while the full-time operator was on lunch break. The palletizing machine was an automated, self-running piece of equipment which palletizes finished product conveyed from the bakery. It also contained a slip sheet dispenser which picked up and delivered a sheet of paper to be placed on top of an empty pallet before the product was placed on it. A jam had occurred within the machine and Employee #1 climbed in to correct the problem without deenergizing the equipment. He positioned himself in front of a photo eye, which activated the slip sheet dispenser, causing it to travel and strike Employee #1 in the back. When the coworker returned from lunch, he witnessed Employee #1 in the machine, being repeatedly struck by the slip sheet dispenser. The coworker stopped the machine and called management and maintenance. Personnel called 911 and Employee #1 was extricated from the machine by the fire department. He was transported to Advocate Christ Hospital, where he was pronounced dead as a result of compression asphyxia.
Keywords: mech mat handling, machine operator, lockout, jammed, struck by, caught between, asphyxiated
Inspection Degree Nature Occupation
1 313940033 Fatality Asphyxia Occupation not reported