Galasso's Bakery: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Aug 26, 2021: Employee sustains concussion in fall from defective ladder

On August 26, 2021, an employee working as a food preparation machine operator for a commercial bakery was cleaning the bread making machine. The employee was a full time permanent employee of the company. A coworker who supervised the employee was onsite but working away from the immediate area at the time. The employee was trying to climb a ladder to work on the depanner platform. Coworkers on the maintenance crew had removed four pins securing the ladder to rail it back beneath the depanner platform because they needed space to move equipment. There are four pins, two vertical and two lateral, used to secure the ladder in place and block it from rolling back beneath the platform or completely detaching from the platform. The crew didn't move the ladder back and secure it into its usual position. The employee tried to secure the ladder but did not use all four pins. Instead, he only replaced the two vertical pins and did not position one of them completely. As a result, as soon as the employee reached the third step of the ladder, the ladder moved backward quickly and detached causing him to fall. The employee fell backwards striking the concrete floor below with his head. The employee was hospitalized at a local medical center to treat a major concussion for three days.

Incident on Jul 25, 2020: Employee suffers chemical burn while transferring sanitizer

At 8:15 a.m. on July 25, 2020, an employee was transferring a sanitizing chemical from a 55-gallon drum to a bucket when the hose detached from the pump causing the chemical to spray onto employee. The employee was hospitalized to treat chemical burns on his face.

Incident on Oct 11, 2018: Employee's arm caught in moving machinery and incurs mulitpl

At 4:00 p.m. on October 11, 2018, an employee was operating a machine line #3 on his own in the proofing string line area where the dough often comes out misaligned and falls and hangs out. At this time, the employee noticed that the dough fell out of the the proofing tray. The employee, then, opened the plexiglas guard that was attached to the machine while the machine was running but did not secure it. The employee placed his right arm through the string line chains to remove the dough that was stuck in the machine and chain and sprocket caught his right arm and injured him. The employee suffered a right upper arm deep laceration of tendons, ligaments, and was transported to the Riverside Community Hospital, where the employee was hospitalized.