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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 309905073 - Coastal Employment Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office
Site Address:
Coastal Employment Inc
2929 California St
Torrance, CA 90503
Mailing Address:
9054 Slauson Ave, Pico Rivera, CA 90660
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:5015
NAICS: 423140/Motor Vehicle Parts (Used) Merchant Wholesalers
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 04/02/2007
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 07/08/2009
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362412488 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $18,000 | $0 | $10,000 | $355 | $0 | $28,355 |
| Current Penalty | $18,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $18,000 |
| 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 | 3203 A02 | 04/04/2007 | 12/03/2007 | $0 | $355 | $0 | 04/25/2007 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
| 2. | 02001 | Serious | 3272 E | 04/04/2007 | 12/03/2007 | $18,000 | $18,000 | $0 | 04/25/2007 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 3. | 03001 | Repeat | 342 A | 04/04/2007 | 12/03/2007 | $0 | $10,000 | $0 | 04/25/2007 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At 2:56 p.m. on February 8, 2007, Employee #1 was working as an employee of Priority Staffing Services, a temporary staffing agency. He had been assigned to work at Motorcar Parts of America (MPA), in Torrance, CA, where he and a coworker were working in the same aisle location in a warehouse. They were picking orders from the same rack on identical Caterpillar Model NOR-30P electric order-picker forklifts, with the forks of the two trucks facing each other. The coworker apparently got his forks under those of Employee #1's truck. Employee #1, not knowing this, gave his unit full power trying to descend. When the coworker saw what was happening, he drew back. The elevated platform of Employee #1's truck descended rapidly due to chain slack and hydraulic drawdown. As the platform descended, he got off balance and fell or jumped from the forklift. The rapidly descending platform was only about one-and-a-half feet above the floor, when Employee #1's leg extended from the platform. His full-body fall arrest harness did not have the time or distance to deploy. Employee #1 struck his leg against the concrete floor, fracturing the fibula and tibia of his right leg. Paramedics were called, and Employee #1 was taken to Little Company of Mary Hospital. He was hospitalized.
Keywords: FRACTURE, TIBIA, WAREHOUSE, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, STORAGE RACK, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, FALLING OBJECT, LEG
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 309905073 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators |