Inspection Detail
Inspection: 126023183 - Home Depot
Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office
Site Address:
Home Depot
5600 W. Sunset Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90028
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:5251
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 06/08/1998
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 10/18/2006
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 362290025 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
Current Violations | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
Initial Penalty | $8,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8,000 |
Current Penalty | $750 | $0 | $0 | $300 | $0 | $1,050 |
FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
# | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 01001 | Other | 3014 A02 | 06/08/1998 | 06/25/1998 | $300 | $1,875 | $0 | 07/08/1998 | J - ALJ Decision | |
2. | 02001 | Serious | 3627 B | 06/08/1998 | 06/25/1998 | $750 | $1,125 | $0 | 07/08/1998 | J - ALJ Decision | |
3. | 03001 | Serious | 3203 A07 | 06/08/1998 | 06/18/1998 | $0 | $5,000 | $0 | 07/08/1998 | D - Govt Dismissed |
Investigation Summary
At 2:00 a.m. on March 22, 1998, Employee #1 was crushed by the counter weight of Elevator Number Two. Employee #1 had been approached by a store customer for help in retrieving a lost set of keys. The customer had dropped his set of keys in one of the elevators at the store. The keys had fallen down the elevator shaft. After checking the elevator car, Employee #1 entered the elevator equipment room, for which, as an assistant manager, he had been given a key. He was later found dead in the shaft of Elevator Number Two, crushed by the counter weight.
Keywords: CRUSHED, SHAFT, STRUCK BY, ELEVATOR
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 126023183 | Fatality | Amputation | Managers and administrators, n.e.c |