Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1366566.015 - Costco Wholesale Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Oakland District Office

Inspection Nr: 1366566.015

Report ID: 0950614

Date Opened: 12/17/2018

Site Address:
Costco Wholesale Corporation
2800 Independence Drive
Livermore, CA 94551

Mailing Address:
2800 Independence Drive, Livermore, CA 94551

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 452910/Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/07/2019

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/06/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1409172

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$22,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$22,500
Current Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$18,000
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	Serious	3380(F)	03/12/2019		$18,000	$22,500	$0	03/19/2019	O - Administrative Law Judge Order

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 112074.015

Event: 11/26/2018

Worker loses eye after it is struck by baling wire

At 9:15 a.m. on November 26, 2018, an employee was working at a warehouse club or supercenter. He was using 18-gauge metal baling wire to secure a bale of cardboard. The bale of cardboard was in a compactor. As he was feeding the baling wire into the compactor, the wire struck the employee in his left eye. He initially sustained a laceration, and he was hospitalized for fifteen hours. The left eye later became infected and had to be removed.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Baler, Equipment Operator, Eye, Flying Object, Infection, Laceration, PPE, Struck By, Wire Line

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1366566.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Stock and inventory clerks

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