Abstract: On October 17, 2011, Employee #1 was working as a temporary employee for Labor Ready. At approximately 5:30 a.m. he arrived at Labor Ready to receive his assignment for the day. He was informed that the meat packing job assignment he had been expecting was cancelled. The branch manager at Labor Ready told Employee #1 that there was another job available in Santa Fe Springs, California, assembling a racking system. He would be working that day for Henricy Construction of California, Inc. This company installed metal shelving. When Employee #1 arrived at the jobsite, he was teamed with two other temporary employees from Labor Ready and a permanent employee from Henricy Construction. They were assigned the task of placing wire shelving onto racks. They used a scissor lift to do this. The employees did this job until they took a lunch break at 11:00 a.m. When the employees returned from lunch, they started installing nuts and bolts on the beams of the racking system. At approximately 2:30 p.m., Employee #1 was up in a scissor lift approximately 18 feet (5.5 meters) above the surface. He climbed out from the lift to assist other employees in the installation of shelves. While moving from one section to another, he fell onto a concrete floor. He sustained a fractured pelvis and the dislocation of his left shoulder. The owner of the company was in another section of the warehouse when he was informed of the accident. Paramedics arrived, and Employee #1 was taken to the trauma center of St. Francis Medical Center in Lynnwood California. He was hospitalized for 25 days, from October 17, 2011 to November 11, 2011. At approximately 7:45 a.m. on October 19, 2011, the Cal/OSHA West Covina District Office received the report of this accident. On December 28, 2011, DOSH arrived at the work site to initiate an investigation. The employer did not provide fall protection for employees working in an elevated location.