Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126127349 - Yellow Freight

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 126127349

Report ID: 0950644

Date Opened: 11/09/1998

Site Address:
Yellow Freight
12250 Clark Street
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:4231

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/09/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/13/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362533945

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	$300	$0	$300
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	02/26/1999	03/26/1999	$300	$375	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201791829

Event: 10/21/1998

Employee injured in trip on loading dock

At approximately 3:00 a.m. on October 21, 1998, Employee #1 was observing the dock operations while working at the Yellow Freight facility. As the employee walked down the loading dock, he caught both of his feet in a banding strap used to secure material to a pallet. Employee #1 tripped and fell, receiving a fractured left hip and a fractured right humorous. The banding strap was still attached to the pallet but was not snug. The employee was transported to Whittier Presbyterian Hospital, where he was hospitalized for 25 days. The Yellow Freight facility is a distribution warehouse, which receives, stores, and ships material. Employee #1 was performing his duties as an operations manager by walking down the loading dock and observing operations when the accident occurred.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WAREHOUSE, CAUGHT BY, TRIPPED, FALL, PALLET, LOADING DOCK, HIP, INATTENTION, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126127349			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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