Inspection Detail
Inspection: 978559.015 - Alpha Baking Co., Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Chicago North Area Office
Site Address:
Alpha Baking Co., Inc.
4545 West Lyndale Avenue
Chicago, IL 60639
Mailing Address:
4545 West Lyndale Avenue, Chicago, IL 60639
Union Status: Union
SIC:
NAICS: 311812/Commercial Bakeries
Inspection Type: Fat/Cat
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 08/22/2014
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 12/29/2014
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 891257 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Current Violations | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $42,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $42,000 |
| Current Penalty | $35,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $35,000 |
| 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. | 01001 | Serious | 19100147 C06 I | 10/29/2014 | 12/03/2014 | $7,000 | $7,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100147 D02 | 10/29/2014 | 12/03/2014 | $7,000 | $7,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 01003 | Serious | 19100147 D03 | 10/29/2014 | 12/03/2014 | $7,000 | $7,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 4. | 01004A | Serious | 19100147 D04 I | 10/29/2014 | 12/03/2014 | $7,000 | $7,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 5. | 01004B | Serious | 19100147 F03 I | 10/29/2014 | 12/03/2014 | $0 | $7,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 6. | 01006 | Serious | 19100212 A01 | 10/29/2014 | 12/03/2014 | $7,000 | $7,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At 9:45 a.m. on May 27, 2014, an employee was watching two members of his maintenance crew make a repair to correct the timing on an encoder gear box on a Bakery Equipment/Winkler (BEW) loader. Once the repair was completed, the loader was restarted to verify that the timing was adjusted properly. At that time, the guards that were removed prior to the repair were still off the loader. The employee wanted to check the oil level of the encoder gear box. At the time of the incident the back and north guards of the BEW loader had yet to be replaced from the repair of the gear box timing that had just been completed. Before the guards for the loader where reinstalled, the employee, in order to obtain a better view, placed his head into the opening, where the guard would normally be placed, and exposed himself to a moving part (gear arm) of the loader that intermittently rotated every 17 seconds. While the employee's head was in position over the top of the gear box, the gear arm rotated and pinched his head against the frame of the machine and caused a fatal injury. According to the Postmortem Examination Report from the Office of the Medical Examiner, the employee died from blunt force trauma of the head as a consequence of being struck by a gear arm.
Keywords: Caught In, Crushing, Machine Guarding, Struck By
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 978559.015 | 31 | M | Fatality | Engineering technicians, n.e.c. |
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