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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 300762663 - Waste Management
Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office
Site Address:
Waste Management
321 W Francisco St
Carson, CA 90745
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:4953
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 11/20/2001
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 07/14/2008
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362433641 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $18,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $18,000 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,500 | $0 | $2,500 |
| 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 | 1592 E | 03/06/2002 | 03/19/2002 | $2,500 | $18,000 | $0 | 04/10/2002 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 had been employed as a full-time spotter for approximately 25 years for a large waste management company. Employee #1 and his coworker were sorting loads of trash from various trucks and bins. The coworker was driving a Caterpillar, Model Number 950F, Series II front-end loader. The site was a 57,600-square-foot transfer station, where various types of refuse were sorted it and loaded onto large trucks for transport to landfills. Employee #1's job was to control traffic in and around the transfer station and to spot trucks and other vehicles to dump locations inside the transfer station. The coworker's job was to take direction from Employee #1 and push refuse to the correct dump lane, while maintaining a 15-foot clearance from spotters or other pedestrians. At the time of the accident, Employee #1 and his coworker were working in the southeast corner of the transfer station. His coworker looked down and saw Employee #1 lying on the ground bleeding and writhing in pain. The coworker stopped the loader and alerted fellow employees of the accident. The coworker had run over Employee #1 with the loader. Employee #1 died from blunt force trauma to his legs and left arm on December 28, 2001.
Keywords: FRACTURE, FRONT END LOADER, LOADER, RUN OVER, INATTENTION, LEG
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 300762663 | Fatality | Fracture | Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec |