Illinois Pizza Manufacturer Faces $2.8M In Penalties After Investigation Into 29-Year-Old Sanitation Worker's Death Finds Safety Failures, Lack Of Training
The operator of a specialty frozen pizza manufacturing plant in Illinois could have prevented the death of a 29-year-old sanitation worker by following proper machine safety procedures, a federal investigation has found.
Inspectors with the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration learned the sanitation worker suffered fatal injuries while working on the overnight shift under the supervision of Miracapo Pizza Company at its Gurnee sheeting facility in December 2022.