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Inspection: 313382780 - Soto Signs

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

 

Inspection Nr: 313382780
Report ID: 0950642
Date Opened: 08/30/2010

Site Address:
Soto Signs
3201 Bandini Bl
Vernon, CA 90058

Mailing Address:
9825 Virgina Ave, South Gate, CA 90280

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7389

NAICS: 561910/Packaging and Labeling Services

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/07/2010

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/07/2010

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 102622651

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202456638
Event: 08/27/2010
Employee Falls from Lift, Receives Multiple Injuries

At approximately 3:31 p.m. on August 27, 2010, Employee #1, a painter, was applying precut vinyl letters to a business signboard. The signboard was located above a concrete loading dock surrounded by a blacktop paved parking lot and at an approximate height of 18 ft. Employee #1 accessed the signboard via a pin-on platform attached to a forklift and stood upon a milk crate placed on the platform for additional height. As he worked, he lost his balance and fell, striking a parked car. He sustained shoulder, arm, and ribs fractures, and a heart puncture. Emergency medical personnel were summoned and transported him to a medical center where he underwent multiple surgeries and was hospitalized for prolong amount of time.

Keywords: HEART, HYDRAULIC LIFT, SHOULDER, RIB, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ARM, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, PAINTER

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 313382780 Hospitalized injury Fracture Occupation not reported
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