Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125873067 - P S Business Interior

Inspection Information - Office: San Diego District Office

Inspection Nr: 125873067

Report ID: 0950632

Date Opened: 11/03/2005

Site Address:
P S Business Interior
1805 John Towers Ave
El Cajon, CA 92020

Mailing Address:
7377 Convoy Court Ste A, San Diego, CA 92111

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5021

NAICS: 423210/Furniture Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/28/2006

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/25/2010

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362421869

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$5,375	$0	$5,375
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,880	$0	$1,880
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	342 A	03/30/2006	04/04/2006	$1,750	$5,000	$0	04/27/2006	J - ALJ Decision
2.	01002	Other	3203 A	03/30/2006	05/02/2006	$130	$375	$0	04/27/2006	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201069507

Event: 10/04/2005

Employee Is Struck and Injured by Falling Object

At approximately 9:30 a.m. on October 4, 2005, Employee #1, a 22-year-old laborer, was struck by a metal drawer that fell out of a filing cabinet while it was being loaded onto the back of a truck. The worksite where the accident occurred is a retail office furniture outlet. Employee #1's job was to drive a truck to the site to pick up five metal filing cabinets to return to their store, which is also a retail office furniture outlet. The cabinet was on a four-wheel dolly, and the truck has a mechanical lift gate. The drawers were not taped, and the securing mechanism for the drawers was faulty. The cabinet was rolled onto the lift gate, and Employee #1 was steadying the cabinet with his left hand to prevent it from rolling off the lift. The cabinet was placed on the lift with the drawers facing outward. The top drawer of the cabinet slipped out and fell, striking a glancing blow on Employee #1's back and lower left leg. There was no significant break in the skin, and Employee #1 initially self-medicated, and returned to work from October 6, 2005 through October 19, 2005, even though the wound was becoming increasing painful and interfering with his ability to walk. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital on October 21, 2005, due to pain and infection at the injury site, and was hospitalized for four days after an infection was found. Employee #1 underwent surgery to remove damaged tissue from the site of the injury.

Keywords: BACK, INFECTION, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125873067			Hospitalized injury	Other	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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