Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120317110 - Solid Resources Yard

Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office

Inspection Nr: 120317110

Report ID: 0950643

Date Opened: 02/19/2003

Site Address:
Solid Resources Yard
8840 Vanalden St.
Northridge, CA 91324

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4212

NAICS: 562111/Solid Waste Collection

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/22/2003

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/01/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362511388

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$375	$0	$375
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$375	$0	$375
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	342 A	07/09/2003	07/23/2003	$375	$375	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201114824

Event: 01/15/2003

Employee sustains eye injury after being struck by lockers

At approximately 10:00 a.m. on January 15, 2003, Employee #1 was working with a crew of maintenance workers installing new lockers in the employee locker room at the City of Los Angeles, West Valley sanitation yard. The sanitation yard is located at 8840 Vanalden Avenue in Northridge, California. The crew was using a nail setter and lost track of it. The rest of the crew decided to break for lunch while Employee #1 stayed behind to look for the nail setter. First, Employee #1 checked the insides of the lockers for the tool, but did not find it. He then decided to check on the top of the lockers. So he opened locker 267, which was attached to two other lockers, and tried to hoist himself up to the top of the lockers by using the interior hanger bar of the locker. The weight of the combined weight of the three lockers was 200 pounds. This set of lockers had not been bolted or secured to the pedestal and they tipped over onto Employee #1. The lockers hit him in the head. Other workers nearby picked the lockers up and off of the employee, and informed the supervisor of the accident. Employee #1 was told to sit back and let rescue personnel to check him out. The employee was taken to Northridge Medical Center, where he was treated for a fractured right eye socket. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: EYE, FRACTURE, MAINTENANCE, INSTALLING, UNSECURED, STRUCK BY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120317110			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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