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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 300777471 - Sterling Meat Co Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office
Site Address:
Sterling Meat Co Inc
6114 Scott Way
Commerce, CA 90040
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:3556
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 12/05/2001
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 12/06/2006
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 101050151 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $18,110 | $0 | $0 | $685 | $0 | $18,795 |
| Current Penalty | $14,400 | $0 | $0 | $500 | $0 | $14,900 |
| 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 | 12/05/2001 | 12/17/2001 | $200 | $275 | $0 | 02/25/2002 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 23400016 B | 12/05/2001 | 12/17/2001 | $100 | $410 | $0 | 02/25/2002 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 3. | 02001 | Other | 23400023 | 12/05/2001 | 11/08/2001 | $200 | $3,710 | $0 | 02/25/2002 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 4. | 03001 | Serious | 3270 B | 12/05/2001 | 12/24/2001 | $14,400 | $14,400 | $0 | 02/25/2002 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
An employee of a meat processing facility and his coworker were installing a 240-volt drop cord to a band saw located in the beef processing room. The employee was dragging the electric cord as he crawled across ceiling panels in an attic space. When he crawled on to one of the ceiling panels, it collapsed and he fell 16 ft to the concrete floor. The employee sustained broken wrists of his left and right hands, broke seven left ribs, fractured the third and twelfth vertebrae, and punctured his lungs. The Division determined that a contributing cause of the accident was that the injured employee was working on top of the ceiling panels in the attic without a safe platform or maintenance runway.
Keywords: FRACTURE, LUNG, TORSO, CEILING PANEL, RIB, FALL, SCAFFOLD, WRIST
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 300777471 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Occupation not reported |