Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1579146.015 - Wilton Brands Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Chicago South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1579146.015

Report ID: 0521700

Date Opened: 02/18/2022

Site Address:
Wilton Brands Llc
1125 W. Taylor Road
Romeoville, IL 60446

Mailing Address:
1125 W. Taylor Road, Romeoville, IL 60446

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 423440/Other Commercial Equipment Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/18/2022

Emphasis: L:Fall

Case Closed: 07/29/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1867782
Inspection	1579320	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$10,360	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,360
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$6,216	$0	$6,216
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	Other	19100147 C07 IV	05/12/2022	06/08/2022	$6,216	$10,360	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 143900.015

Event: 02/17/2022

Employee is killed in fall over railing

At 12:10 p.m. on February 17, 2022, an employee, a general laborer, was working on the second-floor pick module conveyer line, in the packing and taping area, taping boxes. Prior to the incident, a coworker observed the employee "falling asleep." The coworker turned for a second, and when he turned back, the employee was gone. The employee had fallen or gone over the 42-inch railing, falling approximately 17 feet to the concrete floor below. The employee was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead due to blunt force trauma.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Concrete, Conveyor, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fell Asleep

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1579146.015	66	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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