Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126197235 - Home Depot Usa Inc Dba Expo Design Center #6659

Inspection Information - Office: Los Angeles District Office

Inspection Nr: 126197235

Report ID: 0950641

Date Opened: 10/08/2003

Site Address:
Home Depot Usa Inc Dba Expo Design Center #6659
1519 Hawthorne Blvd.
Redondo Beach, CA 90278

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5211

NAICS: 444110/Home Centers

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/19/2003

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/08/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362570442

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$5,185	$0	$5,185
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$750	$0	$750
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	03/19/2004	03/24/2004	$750	$5,000	$0	04/29/2004	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	3203 A	03/19/2004	04/21/2004	$0	$185	$0	04/29/2004	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201165412

Event: 10/06/2003

Employee injured while loading steel frame gazebo

At approximately 3:00 p.m. on October 7, 2003, an employee working at the Expo Design Center, in a retail home improvement retail warehouse store, was assisting a customer, loading a 200-pound boxed steel frame gazebo into the customer's car when he ruptured the L5/S1 disk in his back. The injury required surgery and hospitalization. The employee later died due to complications from surgery.

Keywords: DIE, STEEL, WAREHOUSE, RUPTURE, BACK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126197235			Fatality	Other	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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