Inspection Detail

Inspection: 312684129 - Costco Wholesale Industries

Inspection Information - Office: San Diego District Office

Inspection Nr: 312684129

Report ID: 0950632

Date Opened: 08/30/2010

Site Address:
Costco Wholesale Industries
1001 West 19th Street
National City, CA 91950

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3089

NAICS: 326199/All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/07/2010

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/08/2010

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101462463

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201075686

Event: 08/17/2010

Forklift Operator Fractures Leg after Blacking Out

At 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, August 17, 2010, an employee was working for the Costco retail warehouse club in National City, CA. This site had 150 full-time, regular employees. The employee was driving a forklift, when he blacked out and hit a storage rack, breaking his left leg. He was taken to UCSD Medical Center - Hillcrest, where he underwent surgery.

Keywords: FRACTURE, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, IND TRK OPERATOR, WAREHOUSE, STRUCK AGAINST, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, MECH MAT HANDLING, STORAGE RACK, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312684129			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Truck drivers, light

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