Melrose Park, IL ·
OSHA Injury Report: Kerry Melrose Park
Respiratory condition · Days away from work
At a glance
On , a respiratory condition at Kerry Melrose Park in 3141 W North Ave #1108, 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.
Where did this happen?
- 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
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Respiratory condition (code 3)
- Days away from work
- 2
- Days restricted or transferred
- 2
Before the incident
Preparing chemical foamer for routine sanitation work.
What happened
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.
Injury or illness
Inhalation injury due to chemical
Object or substance involved
Chemical reaction- Advantis Soft Metal FC and residual chemical (likely acid base).
Summary line
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.
Employee and industry
- 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
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 150
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 286,040
- EIN
- 510274193
- Establishment ID
- 1284749
- Employer case #
- 2024-3
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:00
- Time of incident
- 06:30
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-01-31
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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