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Inspection: 307188763 - Kings Tire And Wheel Inc Dba Kings Discount Tire &

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

 

Inspection Nr: 307188763
Report ID: 0950636
Date Opened: 07/29/2008

Site Address:
Kings Tire And Wheel Inc Dba Kings Discount Tire &
4356 Baldwin Ave
El Monte, CA 91731

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5014

NAICS: 423130/Tire and Tube Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/20/2008

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/28/2010

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 101804912
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 2 3 5
Current Violations 2 3 5
Initial Penalty $25,200 $0 $0 $5,900 $0 $31,100
Current Penalty $13,860 $0 $0 $1,450 $0 $15,310
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 Other 3203 A 08/20/2008 09/22/2008 $0 $450 $0 08/26/2008 F - Formal Settlement  
2. 01002 Other 3668 A02 08/20/2008 08/25/2008 $0 $450 $0 08/26/2008 F - Formal Settlement  
3. 01003 Other 342 A 08/20/2008 09/22/2008 $1,450 $5,000 $0 08/26/2008 F - Formal Settlement  
4. 02001 Serious 3656 E 08/20/2008 08/30/2008 $1,260 $12,600 $0 08/26/2008 F - Formal Settlement  
5. 03001 Serious 3210 B 08/20/2008 08/30/2008 $12,600 $12,600 $0 08/26/2008 F - Formal Settlement  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202474912
Event: 07/21/2008
Employee Falls from Tire Storage Rack and Fractures Back

At 4:16 p.m. on July 21, 2008, Employee #1 was working as a warehouse worker and forklift operator employed by King's Tire and Wheel, located El Monte, California. Employee #1 had been employed by King's Tire and Wheel for the past one and a half years, and had been performing his current tasks as warehouse worker and forklift operator for the duration of his employment. King's Tire and Wheel is an automobile tire distribution company. Employee #1 used a Raymond order picker, Model EASi-OPC30TT, to access the tire storage racks at a twelve (12) foot elevation. Employee #1 was using the rack as a work platform, without any fall protection. Employee #1 fell twelve feet from the storage rack onto a concrete floor as he was attempting to return to the order picker platform. Employee #1 sustained multiple spinal fractures, broken ribs, and a partially collapsed lung in the accident. Employee #1 was hospitalized for seven days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LUNG, SPINE, WAREHOUSE, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, RIB, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, STORAGE RACK

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 307188763 Hospitalized injury Fracture Occupation not reported
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