Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1445096.015 - Blommer Chocolate Company

Inspection Information - Office: Chicago South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1445096.015

Report ID: 0521700

Date Opened: 11/15/2019

Site Address:
Blommer Chocolate Company
600 W. Kinzie Street
Chicago, IL 60610

Mailing Address:
600 W. Kinzie Street, Chicago, IL 60610

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 311320/Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/15/2019

Emphasis: L:Fall

Case Closed: 05/12/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1517401	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$13,494	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,494
Current Penalty	$9,446	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,446
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100028 B01 I	03/12/2020	04/06/2020	$9,446	$13,494	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 121712.015

Event: 11/11/2019

Employee is injured in slip and fall from tank truck

At 12:00 noon on November 11, 2019, an employee, a liquid shipment operator, was on top of a tanker truck at the liquid filling dock and was attempting to retrieve and connect a service hose when he stepped onto the shell of the tanker, slipped, and fell approximately eleven feet to the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized to treat fractures, a concussion, and lacerations.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concussion, Dock Worker, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Filling, Fracture, Laceration, Slip, Tank Truck

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1445096.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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