Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1570589.015 - Ralphs Grocery Company, Store #705

Inspection Information - Office: Los Angeles District Office

Inspection Nr: 1570589.015

Report ID: 0950641

Date Opened: 01/06/2022

Site Address:
Ralphs Grocery Company, Store #705
15120 Sunset Blvd.
Pacific Palisades, CA 90272

Mailing Address:
1100 W Artesia Blvd, Compton, CA 90220

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 445110/Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/03/2022

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/03/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1848037

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 142515.015

Event: 12/14/2021

Employee fractures thumb when crushed between jack and rack

At 11:00 p.m. on December 14, 2021, an employee was operating a large walk-along electric pallet jack in a warehouse when the steering bar came in contact with a vertical member of a metal shelving rack. The employee's thumb was caught between the steering bar and the shelving and was crushed. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured and lacerated thumb on his right hand, requiring surgery for the fracture and stitches for the laceration.

Keywords: Caught Between, Collision, Crushed, Fracture, Laceration, Pallet Jack, Storage Rack, Thumb, Walk-Behind Forklift, Warehouse

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1570589.015	22	M	Hospitalized injury		Stock and inventory clerks

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