Calumet City, IL ·
OSHA Injury Report: GELITA USA Chicago
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at GELITA USA Chicago in 10 Wentworth Ave, Calumet City, IL 60409 resulted in days away from work. Employee was EMT Maintenance in gelatin for cooking manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- GELITA USA Chicago
- Parent company
- GELITA USA Inc
- Street
- 10 Wentworth Ave
- City
- Calumet City
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60409
- On-site location
- FPM area near acid pumps.
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 123
- Days restricted or transferred
- 57
Before the incident
Decontaminating work area prior to repairing leak on sulfuric acid pipe.
What happened
While decontaminating the work area prior to repairing a sulfuric acid pipe leak the maintenance person started coughing and complained of discomfort in his chest and a strong odor.
Injury or illness
Respiratory condition to internal body
Object or substance involved
Sulfuric Acid
Summary line
Employee complained of discomfort in chest from breathing chemical vapors while decontaminating area prior to repairing acid pipe leak.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- EMT Maintenance
- SOC code
- 49-9041: Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- NAICS code
- 311999: Gelatin for cooking manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 56
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 123,950
- EIN
- 221962146
- Establishment ID
- 224219
- Employer case #
- CH-2301
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:00
- Time of incident
- 08:00
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-02-09
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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