West Chicago, IL —
OSHA Injury Report: The Jel Sert Company
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at The Jel Sert Company in West Chicago, IL 60185 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was forklift Operators in gelatin dessert preparations manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- The Jel Sert Company
- Street
- 501 Conde St
- City
- West Chicago
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60185
- On-site location
- "Distribution Center 2nd Shift Dock Door #20"
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 8
Before the incident
Loading a truck and was in the process of inflating the air bag to secure the truck.
What happened
The small fan protector on a portable compressor was broken. When the employee reached over to shut it off she was unaware and her finger came into contact with the fan.
Injury or illness
Left finger skin avulsion.
Object or substance involved
Complressor fan.
Summary line
Employee cut herself with the fan that is on the side of the compressor that is used to inflate airbags. Right index finger avulsion.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Forklift Operators
- SOC code
- 53-7051 — Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
- NAICS code
- 311999 — Gelatin dessert preparations manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 1315
- Total hours worked
- 277958970
- Establishment ID
- 131342
- Employer case #
- 37
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 15:30
- Time of incident
- 19:40
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 02MAR26:23:01:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.