Inspection Detail

Inspection: 315316463 - Adecco

Inspection Information - Office: Oakland District Office

Investigation Summary

At approximately 7:10 a.m. on December 16, 2011, Employee # 1 was unloading a trailer truck loaded with merchandise. He was working for the employment agency Adecco, which was his primary employer. He had been sent by Adecco to work for a secondary employer. There, he had been assigned by the secondary employer's supervisor to unload the truck. He was using a pallet jack to do this, when the supervisor heard a thud. The supervisor looked under the trailer and saw Employee #1 lying on the floor convulsing and breathing heavily. A call was immediately placed to emergency medical services. Employee # 1 was admitted to Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley, CA, with head injuries. It is not known whether he fell while operating a pallet jack or simply fell on the floor. He was admitted on December 16, 2011, for treatment. He was discharged on December 30, 2011. Despite the interviews conducted and documentation developed during the course of this investigation, it is not known why Employee # 1 fell on the floor. At the time of the accident, the pallet jack forks were not elevated and were carrying no merchandise. Upon inspection, the pallet jack was found to be satisfactory. The warehouse was free of any tripping or slipping hazards. The warehouse was quite spacious and empty, as it had recently been acquired. Employee #1 was trained and certified to operate pallet jacks. Both the employers had a satisfactory injury and illness prevention program. Employee # 1 did not remember this incident at all.

Keywords: HEAD, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, EMERGENCY RESPONSE, PALLETIZED CARGO, WAREHOUSE, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, LACERATION, FALL, MECH MAT HANDLING, PALLET