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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 309024099 - Lawry'S The Prime Rib Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Chicago South Area Office
Site Address:
Lawry'S The Prime Rib Inc.
100 East Ontario Street
Chicago, IL 60611
Mailing Address:
234 E. Colorado Blvd., Suite 500, Pasadena, CA 91101
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:5812
NAICS: 722110/Full-Service Restaurants
Inspection Type: Referral
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Health
Close Conference: 10/14/2005
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 11/10/2005
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referral | 200037208 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $6,300 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6,300 |
| Current Penalty | $5,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,000 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001A | Serious | 19101000 A01 | 10/18/2005 | 10/21/2005 | $5,000 | $6,300 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01001B | Serious | 19101000 E | 10/18/2005 | 10/21/2005 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
At 6:30 p.m. on August 15, 2005, Employees #1, #2, #3, and #4 were working at the Lawry's The Prime Rib, Inc., restaurant. At 6:30, Employee #1 was washing dishes, when he felt lightheaded. He stumbled and fell down three stairs, injuring his leg. Approximately thirty minutes later, two more dishwashers felt lightheaded and started stumbling. The dish area is adjacent to the main dining room, and a dining room server fell ill too. Emergency medical services were called, and the four employees were taken to the hospital for carbon monoxide exposure. Two of the employees (both dishwashers) were admitted; the other two (one of the dishwashers and the server) were not. After the fire department measured carbon monoxide in the air, the facility was evacuated. The local gas utility company was onsite as well; it measured a carbon monoxide level of approximately 1,028 parts per million (ppm). The dishwashing machine is composed of three gas-powered units: a glass washer, a dish washer, and a hot water booster heater. The gas-powered hot water booster heater unit exhaust duct was leaking. The booster heater was identified as the source of the carbon monoxide. A carbon monoxide detector was located in an adjacent kitchen area.
Keywords: FOOD PREPARATION, DIZZINESS, CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN, POISONING, CARBON MONOXIDE
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 309024099 | Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Kitchen workers, food preparation | ||
| 2 | 309024099 | Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Kitchen workers, food preparation | ||
| 3 | 309024099 | Non Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Kitchen workers, food preparation | ||
| 4 | 309024099 | Non Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Waiters and waitresses |