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OSHA Injury Report: Kerry Melrose Park

Respiratory condition · Days away from work

On , a respiratory condition at Kerry Melrose Park in Melrose Park, IL 60160 resulted in days away from work. Employee was wC Line Lead in bakery products, fresh (i.e., bread, cakes, doughnuts, pastries), made in commercial bakeries.

Establishment
Kerry Melrose Park
Parent company
Kerry Group
Street
3141 W North Ave #1108
City
Melrose Park
State
IL
ZIP
60160
On-site location
Wet Cell 4
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Respiratory condition (code 3)
Days away from work
2
Days restricted or transferred
2

Preparing chemical foamer for routine sanitation work.

Chemical foamer was not cleaned properly by previous employee and residual chemicals reacted with added chemicals (likely bleach) which employee inhaled- causing labored breathing respiratory issues and eyes and nose irritation.

Inhalation injury due to chemical

Chemical reaction- Advantis Soft Metal FC and residual chemical (likely acid base).

Employee sustained respiratory injury after pouring standard cleaning chemicals into a cleaning foamer which reacted with residual chemicals releasing a gas which was inhaled causing irritation to eyes nose and lungs.

Job description
WC Line Lead
SOC code
51-3092 — Food Batchmakers
NAICS code
311812 — Bakery products, fresh (i.e., bread, cakes, doughnuts, pastries), made in commercial bakeries
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
150
Total hours worked
286040
EIN
510274193
Establishment ID
1284749
Employer case #
2024-3
Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
6:30
Filing year
2024
Submitted
31JAN2025:20:07:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.