Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1575022.015 - Bimbo Bakeries Usa, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Chicago South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1575022.015

Report ID: 0521700

Date Opened: 01/25/2022

Site Address:
Bimbo Bakeries Usa, Inc.
1540 S. 54th Ave.
Cicero, IL 60804

Mailing Address:
1540 S. 54th Ave., Cicero, IL 60804

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 311812/Commercial Bakeries

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/25/2022

Emphasis: L:Piv

Case Closed: 04/25/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1855088	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 143177.015

Event: 01/15/2022

Employee fractures leg after losing control of PIT

At 3:45 a.m. on January 15, 2022, an employee who worked as a Production Helper in the packaging department was operating an electric pallet jack powered industrial truck (PIT). The employee lost control of the PIT and reflexively stuck his left foot outside of the vehicle trying to regain control. The employee struck his left leg against a metal guard as a result. The employee fractured his leg and was trasnported to the hospital via ambulance, where he was admitted for several days. The employee had not been trained or authorized to operate the PIT.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Collision, Driving, Food processing, Foot, Fracture, Industrial Truck, Inexperience, Leg, Lost Control, Material Handling, Metal, Metal Pole, Pallet Jack, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Struck Against, Training, Untrained

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1575022.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Production helpers

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