Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119958932 - Wesco Distribution Inc

Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office

Inspection Nr: 119958932

Report ID: 0950633

Date Opened: 07/29/1997

Site Address:
Wesco Distribution Inc
294 South Leland Norton Way
San Bernardino, CA 92410

Mailing Address:
720 College Drive, San Bernardino, CA 92410

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5063

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/29/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/15/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362041220

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$560	$0	$560
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	3203 A 7	09/10/1997	09/15/1997	$0	$560	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 119958932

Event: 06/12/1997

Employee injured by falling component cabinet

At approximately 8:45 a.m. on June 12, 1997, Employee #1 was acting as a spotter for a forklift operator while a cabinet containing 750 lb of electrical switchgear was being unloaded by the forklift from a flatbed truck at the customer's work site. The securing tiedowns had been removed and an adjacent piece of switchgear was being removed by the forklift when the component cabinet of electrical equipment toppled from the truck and struck Employee #1, who was standing beside the truck and forklift. He sustained serious injuries, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, SIGNALMAN, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, MECH MAT HANDLING, OFF LOADING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, FLATBED TRUCK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119958932			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Truck drivers, light

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