Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1466117.015 - Gate Gourmet, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Chicago North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1466117.015

Report ID: 0524200

Date Opened: 02/26/2020

Site Address:
Gate Gourmet, Inc.
4347 United Parkway
Schiller Park, IL 60176

Mailing Address:
4347 United Parkway, Schiller Park, IL 60176

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 722320/Caterers

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/26/2020

Emphasis: P:Piv, L:Piv

Case Closed: 02/11/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1545177	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$13,494	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,494
Current Penalty	$9,450	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,450
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100178 A04	08/20/2020	$5,400	$7,711	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002A	Serious	19100178 L03 II G	08/20/2020	$4,050	$5,783	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01002B	Serious	19100178 L04 II D	08/20/2020	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 124376.015

Event: 02/13/2020

Employee amputates fingertip when caught between PIV frame a

At 11:30 a.m. on February 13, 2020, an employee working as a laborer for a food service company was driving a forklift PIV down a ramp preparing to move dirty catering carts. The employee stopped abruptly on the ramp in order to set up the vehicle to load the carts. The employee had his hand on the frame of the metal cage. As the employee stopped, the frame of the metal cage moved and pinned the employee's right pinky between the frame and the metal rest bar bracket. The employee amputated his pinky fingertip and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Cart, Caught Between, Finger, Fingertip, Food service, Forklift, Frame, Industrial Truck, Inexperience, Instantaneous amputation, Lack of Work Procedures, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, PIV, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Pinned, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Ramp, Training, Traumatic Amputation

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1466117.015	63	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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