Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126107143 - Cst Environmental Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 126107143

Report ID: 0950644

Date Opened: 07/09/2001

Site Address:
Cst Environmental Inc
8900 E. Washington Blvd.
Pico-Rivera, CA 90660

Mailing Address:
404 N. Berry Street, Brea, CA 92821

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1795

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/03/2001

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/19/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362552044

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			3		5
Current Violations				4		4
Initial Penalty	$16,650	$0	$0	$1,350	$0	$18,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,350	$0	$1,350
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	1596 G02	12/26/2001	01/23/2002	$0	$450	$0	03/26/2002	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	1596 F	12/26/2001	01/23/2002	$0	$450	$0	03/26/2002	F - Formal Settlement
3.	01003	Other	3203 A07	12/26/2001	01/23/2002	$0	$450	$0	03/26/2002	F - Formal Settlement
4.	02001	Other	1596 A	12/26/2001	01/23/2002	$0	$4,050	$0	03/26/2002	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
5.	03001	Other	1595 A	12/26/2001	01/23/2002	$1,350	$12,600	$0	03/26/2002	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201794864

Event: 06/29/2001

Employee injured when struck by falling loader bucket

At 7:30 p.m. on June 29, 2001, Employee #1, of CST Environmental, Inc., was fixing a broken bolt on the cover plate of the hydraulic housing of a parked loader. He was working alone with his supervisor approximately 150 ft away. He was standing beneath the loader arm when he disconnected a hydraulic hose. This resulted in a drop in pressure, which caused the bucket to fall approximately 6 in. to the ground. Employee #1 was struck in the back by the arm of the bucket and suffered a serious arm injury, and a contusion to his chest. He was hospitalized for three days at St. Francis Hospital in Lynwood. Although the loader engine was off and the controls were in neutral, the bucket, according to the employer, was not blocked against accidental movement prior to the repair. Employee #1 later stated through an interpreter that he was not trained for the job he was doing and did not know about the lock out/block out requirements for repair works on loaders. The employer was citered for the following violations: T8CCR 3203(a)(7), general; T8CCR 1596 (g)(2),general; T8CCR 1596 (f), general; T8CCR 1595 (a), serious; and T8CCR 1596 (a),serious.

Keywords: CHEST, UNSECURED, BLOCKS, LOADER BUCKET, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, LOADER, STRUCK BY, UNTRAINED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126107143			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Helpers, mechanics and repairers

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