Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126086784 - Newark Group

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 126086784

Report ID: 0950644

Date Opened: 06/17/2002

Site Address:
Newark Group
5585 E 61st Street
Commerce, CA 90040

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5093

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/26/2002

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/15/2005

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362553422

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$220	$0	$220
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$220	$0	$220
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	23500011	09/27/2002	10/23/2002	$110	$110	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	23400023	09/27/2002	10/23/2002	$110	$110	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201796042

Event: 06/14/2002

Truck driver injured when struck by falling load

On June 14, 2002, Employee #1, a driver with a trucking company, was opening the rear doors of a trailer at a paper recycling plant. A pallet with an estimated 1,200 lbs of compressed cardboard fell from the trailer and struck him. He was hospitalized for head and back injuries. Employee #1 indicated in an interview that the trailer had a defective latch on a cargo door and that this fact had been brought to the attention of the management of both his trucking company and the recycling company prior to the time of the accident.

Keywords: HEAD, UNSECURED, LOAD SHIFT, TRAILER TRUCK, BACK, STRUCK BY, TRAILER, FALLING OBJECT, DOOR, TRUCK DRIVER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126086784			Hospitalized injury	Other	Truck drivers, heavy

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