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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1497311.015 - Westgate Mfg, Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office
Site Address:
Westgate Mfg, Inc
2462 E 28th St
Vernon, CA 90058
Mailing Address:
2462 E 28th St, Vernon, CA 90058
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 335129/Other Lighting Equipment Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 07/16/2021
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 07/11/2022
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 1657118 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||
| Current Violations | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $14,400 | $0 | $0 | $5,960 | $0 | $20,360 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6,785 | $0 | $6,785 |
| 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 | 342(A) | 07/16/2021 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $0 | 03/07/2022 | O - Administrative Law Judge Order | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 3203(B) | 07/16/2021 | 08/20/2021 | $275 | $275 | $0 | 03/07/2022 | O - Administrative Law Judge Order | |
| 3. | 01003 | Other | 14001(A) | 07/16/2021 | 08/20/2021 | $275 | $275 | $0 | 03/07/2022 | O - Administrative Law Judge Order | |
| 4. | 01004 | Other | 3203(A) | 07/16/2021 | 08/20/2021 | $410 | $410 | $0 | 03/07/2022 | O - Administrative Law Judge Order | |
| 5. | 02001 | Other | 3210(C) | 07/16/2021 | $825 | $14,400 | $0 | 03/07/2022 | O - Administrative Law Judge Order |
Investigation Summary
At 11:45 a.m. on September 2, 2020, an employee elevated himself to the third level rack with a cherry picker and walked over to the location where the pallet had partially fallen through. The employee was not wearing fall protection. The employee was working with a coworker, who was operating a stand-up forklift and was trying to reorient the pallet from underneath one of the beams on the third level of the rack system. After multiple attempts, the coworker inadvertently dislodged the beam that the pallet was resting against. When the beam fell, parts of the rack system the employee was standing on also fell, causing the employee to lose his footing and fall to the concrete surface below. The employee sustained head injuries and was admitted and treated at LACUSC Medical Center for three days. The primary contributing factor to the accident was the lack of fall protection equipment being used while and employee was exposed to a fall of approximately 15 feet. DOSH issued an accident-related citation for lack of fall protection.
Keywords: Beam, Concrete Floor, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Falling Object, Head, Lost Balance, Order-picker , Pallet, Stand-Up Forklift, Storage Rack, Warehouse
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1497311.015 | 27 | M | Hospitalized injury | Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators |