Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1094508.015 - Testa Produce, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Chicago South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1094508.015

Report ID: 0521700

Date Opened: 09/25/2015

Site Address:
Testa Produce, Inc.
4555 S. Racine Ave.
Chicago, IL 60609

Mailing Address:
4555 S. Racine Ave., Chicago, IL 60609

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 424480/Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/15/2016

Emphasis: L:Fall

Case Closed: 03/16/2016

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1023065

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$12,600	$0	$0	$0	$0	$12,600
Current Penalty	$12,600	$0	$0	$0	$0	$12,600
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100132 A	01/25/2016		$6,300	$6,300	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100178 L04 III	01/25/2016	03/17/2016	$6,300	$6,300	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 79855.015

Event: 09/24/2015

Warehouse worker is killed in fall from order picker elevate

At 4:00 a.m. on September 24, 2015, a 56-year-old employee was working for a firm of fresh fruit and vegetable merchant wholesalers. He was operating a Crown order picker, with Serial Number 1A84682. He was preparing to retrieve a box from an elevated rack, when he fell 7.6 meters (25 feet) from an elevated platform to the concrete floor. He sustained multiple injuries, and he was killed. He was not wearing the harness and lanyard with which he had been supplied.

Keywords: Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall Protection, Ind Trk Operator, Lanyard, Material Handling, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Storage Rack, Warehouse, Work Rules

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1094508.015	56	M	Fatality

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