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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
Avg employees
56
Total hours worked
123950
EIN
221962146
Establishment ID
224219
Employer case #
CH-2301

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
8:00:00.000
Submitted
09FEB24:15:55:00

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Source

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