ALJ Decision in KeHE Distributors, LLC, OSHRC Docket No. 22-0696, Becomes a Final Order of the Commission.
Respondent is a wholesale food distribution company. (Jt. Stip. No. 2). Respondent owns a warehouse in Romeoville, Illinois (Warehouse), which is used to store and ship grocery and other related products to customers. (Tr. 129). The Warehouse is approximately 1.2 million square feet, and roughly 375 to 400 employees work there. (Tr. 130). Respondent’s operations at the Warehouse include receiving product from the manufacturers, processing it, stocking it, and storing it until a customer (usually a grocery store) orders it. (Tr. 129). When an order is placed, conveyors and PITs move the product through the Warehouse so an employee can fill the order by placing items on a pallet. (Tr. 130). Once the pallet is filled, it is then wrapped, loaded onto a truck, and delivered to the customer. (Tr. 130).