Inspection Detail

Inspection: 301335964 - Capitol Distribution Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 301335964

Report ID: 0950644

Date Opened: 07/21/2005

Site Address:
Capitol Distribution Co.
13930 Mica Street
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4225

NAICS: 493110/General Warehousing and Storage

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/29/2005

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/18/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362600280

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				3		3
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$5,900	$0	$5,900
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$300	$0	$300
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	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	3338 A	12/29/2005	01/20/2006	$0	$450	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	3385 A	12/29/2005	01/20/2006	$300	$450	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Other	342 A	12/29/2005	02/08/2006	$0	$5,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201800158

Event: 07/05/2005

Employee sustains fracture from being struck by falling bags

On July 5, 2005, Employee #1 and a coworker were unloading food bags, 50 pounds each, from a pallet inside a railroad car. A load of bags near adjacent, dual-stacked pallets became unbalanced and fell on Employee #1, fracturing his leg. Employee #1 was hospitalized for three days. The coworker stated that some stacked pallets had already become unbalanced inside the railcar during transition and the load fell when a pallet supporting the food bags, 5 to 9 ft high, broke due to defective wood parts. There was no forklift in use inside rail car and the bags were being unloaded manually by employees.

Keywords: FRACTURE, PALLETIZED CARGO, PALLET, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LEG, UNSTABLE LOAD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301335964			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.

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