Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125666289 - Advanced Automotive

Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office

Inspection Nr: 125666289

Report ID: 0950623

Date Opened: 03/31/1997

Site Address:
Advanced Automotive
5756 Westside Road, Unit F
Redding, CA 96001

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5531

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/11/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/14/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361678808

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$75	$0	$75
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$75	$0	$75
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	3279 D07	04/24/1997	03/31/1997	$75	$75	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170361786

Event: 12/30/1996

Employee suffers fractures in fall with ladder

Employee #1, an apprentice mechanic at an auto repair facility, was told to change the fluorescent lights in the office. He used a 14 ft plastic extension ladder with metal rungs to reach the office ceiling. The unextended ladder, which had been stored outside in the rain, was placed at an approximately 45 degree angle with the floor. Employee #1 changed the lights and handed the old bulbs down to a coworker. He was descending when the ladder's feet slid out; the top of the ladder came off the office wall and dropped to the floor. Employee #1 rode the ladder down, suffering fractures to his knee, elbow, and wrist. The cause of the accident was placing the ladder, with wet feet, at such a shallow angle. This did not provide secure footing and it allowed the ladder to slide.

Keywords: KNEE, FRACTURE, EXTENSION LADDER, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LADDER, DESCENDING, FALL, SLIPPERY SURFACE, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125666289			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Not specified mechanics and repairers

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