Store Inspection Illinois

Restaurant Inspections | PUBLIC RECORDS | July 11 to July 15

These summaries of the Vanderburgh County Health Department's inspection reports are made public after restaurants and food stores have had 10 days to respond. Reinspections are at the inspector's discretion.FOOD SERVICEArby's, 1340 N. Green River Road, no violations.

Big Worm's Burgers & More, 773 Lincoln Ave., one critical violation: Storing chemicals with food (corrected); one noncritical violation: Mop sink soiled.

Bokeh Lounge, 1007 Parrett St., no violations; approved for operation.

Buffalo Wild Wings, 713 N. Green River Road, no violations.

Burdette Pool, 5301 Nurrenbern Road, one critical violation: Lacking hot water for beach concessions.

China Garden, 501 N. Main St., four critical violations: Food safety certification expired; food containers not covered (corrected); no sanitizer wipe buckets set up (corrected); hand-washing sink blocked with lids and utensils (corrected); three noncritical violations: Boxes stored on floor (corrected); scoops needed for bulk products; three-compartment sink leaking.

Coconut Cafe at Walther's Golf & Fun, 2301 N. First Ave., one noncritical violation: Mops not properly stored.

Dairy Queen, 901 W. Franklin St., one critical violation: Wet wiping cloths lacking measurable sanitizer (corrected).

Donut Bank, 210 N. St. Joseph Ave., no violations.

Donut Bank, 2128 N. First Ave., no violations.

eBash, 1466 N. Green River Road, one critical violation: No hand sink provided; one noncritical violation: Did not notify health department of opening a food facility.

Esther's Gardens, 2330 Lynch Road, no violations; OK to open.

Frosty Mountain Ice, 1315 W. Columbia St., no violations.

Gary's Parkway Pizza, 3911 Broadway Ave., two critical violations: Basement dough mixer area lacking hand-washing sink; mop sink not accessible and mop bucket with water was improperly stored outside; two noncritical violations: Not maintaining grease trap maintenance log; basement wall/floor with mixer soiled and lacking coved baseboard for basement wall at mixer.

Greek's Pizzeria, 240 S. Green River Road, one noncritical violation: Wipe cloth not stored in sanitizer when not in use (corrected).

Hardee's, 2315 W. Illinois St., one noncritical violation: Floor under ice machine soiled.

Joshua Academy, 867 E. Walnut St., summer feeding program: no violations.

Kanpai Sushi and Asian Bistro, 4593 Washington Ave., one critical violation: Ready-to-eat foods (sushi bar) being handled with bare hands (corrected); seven noncritical violations: Floor by Coke boxes soiled; soy sauce pitchers (exterior) soiled; wall and drain area of dish machine needs repair and cleaning; kitchen floor soiled; table by tea urns soiled; ceiling tile missing with insulation exposed; employees not properly trained in use of gloves (corrected).

Illinois grocery warehouse fined for 'serious' safety violations ...

The federal Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has written a safety violation citation for the warehouse and distribution center of Jewel Food Store Inc. The Illinois-based grocery chain faces a fine of $75,000 for the violations.

The agency says it found 13 safety violations at the warehouse about 160 miles northeast of Peoria in Franklin Park, a Chicago suburb. Ten of the violations were deemed "serious."

According to the agency, a "serious violation" is one where there's a "substantial probability" that a serious workplace injury or even death could result.

Jewel is headquartered in Itasca, another Chicago suburb. It has more than 100 stores across Illinois, Iowa and Indiana, though none here in Peoria.

After an inspection, OSHA claimed the grocery store chain's warehouse lacked "several required elements" for the safe handling of ammonia refrigeration systems. Ammonia refrigeration systems are often used in those kinds of warehouses, meat processing plants and other commercial settings.

The refrigerators can pose ammonia leak and explosion risks to workers.

"Developing and following written procedures for the handling of substances like ammonia is critical to employees' safety," OSHA's Chicago area director said in a statement. "Employers are responsible for knowing what hazards exist in their workplaces and following OSHA's regulations."

The agency states that the warehouse didn't properly address dangers related to ammonia handling and ammonia refrigeration operation procedures. Also among the violations deemed serious was a failure to follow maintenance procedures and a failure to document tests and inspections on processing equipment.

Clearly, when workers are ordered to handle potentially lethal substances such as ammonia, employers must make them aware of both the dangers and proper safety procedures in order to avoid workplace injuries and job-related illnesses.

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