Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125879734 - Costco

Inspection Information - Office: San Diego District Office

Inspection Nr: 125879734

Report ID: 0950632

Date Opened: 01/05/2006

Site Address:
Costco
650 Gateway Center Drive
San Diego, CA 92102

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5399

NAICS: 452910/Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/01/2006

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/11/2008

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362422446

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				3		3
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$5,370	$0	$5,370
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$370	$0	$370
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	05/02/2006	06/19/2006	$0	$5,000	$0	06/02/2006	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Other	25100004	05/02/2006	06/19/2006	$185	$185	$0		-
3.	01003	Other	6151 E03	05/02/2006	06/19/2006	$185	$185	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201069580

Event: 12/18/2005

Employee Pushes Glass Fiber Shard Into Palm

At approximately 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 18, 2005, Employee #1 was working as the manager of a delicatessen in a Costco in San Diego, CA. He was supervised by another manager, and both were employed by Costco. Employee #1 was mopping the cooler floor, when he saw that the rubber tip of the mop handle was coming off. Not noticing that the end of the mop's glass fiber handle was shredded into multiple strands, he attempted to push the rubber cap further down over the end of the handle. In so doing, he pushed a glass fiber shard three inches into the palm of his right hand just below his right index finger. Employee #1 drove himself to the emergency room at Kaiser Hospital. He entered the hospital around 5:30 p.m., and he was admitted at 11:30 p.m. on December 18, 2005. Employee #1 stayed overnight and was given pain medication and antibiotics. He had surgery to remove the shard from his right palm, and he stayed more than two days in the hospital.

Keywords: SPLINTER, FOOD PREPARATION, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125879734			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Purchasing managers

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