Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125575837 - Safeway, Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Fremont District Office

Inspection Nr: 125575837

Report ID: 0950612

Date Opened: 04/15/1999

Site Address:
Safeway, Inc
2370 Fremont Street
Monterey, CA 93940

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:5411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/12/1999

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/30/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101794253

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$370	$0	$2,870
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$185	$0	$185
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	4355 A01	10/12/1999	11/14/1999	$0	$185	$0	12/22/1999	W - Empr Withdrew
2.	01002	Other	342 A	10/12/1999	10/15/1999	$185	$185	$0	12/22/1999	W - Empr Withdrew
3.	02001	Serious	4355 A02	10/12/1999	11/14/1999	$0	$2,500	$0	12/22/1999	D - Govt Dismissed	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202311866

Event: 03/30/1999

Employee's right ankle broken struck by falling bale

At approximately 10:00 a.m. on March 30, 1999, Employee #1 was working at a cardboard baler in a grocery store. A bale of compressed boxes had been tied up with wire and was being removed from the baler machine by Employee #1 onto a pre-placed pallet. The bale failed to drop freely from the baler so Employee #1 stepped onto the pallet, grabbed the bale with both hands and pulled the bale towards her in an attempt to shift the bale onto the pallet. As the bale began to move, Employee #1 lost control of it and began to back away. As Employee #1 backed away, the bale hit her in the chest area, and then her foot became wedged between the pallet slats. The bale continued to fall forward onto Employee #1 fracturing her right ankle. Employee #1 yelled and was assisted by another employee. Employee #1 was hospitalized with a fractured ankle.

Keywords: FRACTURE, BALER, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, ANKLE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125575837			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Graders and sorters, except agricultural

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