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Inspection: 126199421 - Cvs Pharmacy

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

 

Inspection Nr: 126199421
Report ID: 0950642
Date Opened: 08/16/2010

Site Address:
Cvs Pharmacy
950 W Foothill Bl
Monrovia, CA 91016

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:5912

NAICS: 446110/Pharmacies and Drug Stores


Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/29/2010

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/08/2011


Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 102622578
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 1 2 3
Current Violations 1 2 3
Initial Penalty $18,000 $0 $0 $5,750 $0 $23,750
Current Penalty $9,000 $0 $0 $250 $0 $9,250
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 09/29/2010 10/04/2010 $0 $5,000 $0 10/07/2010 F - Formal Settlement  
2. 01002 Other 3210 A 09/29/2010 11/01/2010 $250 $750 $0 10/07/2010 F - Formal Settlement  
3. 02001 Serious 3241 C 09/29/2010 10/17/2010 $9,000 $18,000 $0 10/07/2010 F - Formal Settlement  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202456596
Event: 08/09/2010
Employee Is Struck and Injured by Falling Boxes

At 1:00 p.m. on August 9, 2010, Employee #1, a store manager who had worked for three years at a pharmacy that is part of an integrated pharmacy health care company, started her shift. Employee #1 was supervising employees throughout the store and checking on what needed to be done that day. A coworker, who started his shift at 2:00 p.m., was working in the back room. The coworker and another employee were taking down merchandise boxes from the top of the storage rack. The coworker was standing on top of the storage rack and handing down the merchandise boxes to the other employee on the floor. Employee #1 went to the back room, and the employee who was working with the coworker left the back room. The coworker continued to hand down boxes to Employee #1. They encountered a merchandise box that was too heavy for Employee #1, and Employee #1, therefore, asked a vendor, who came into the back room, for help. The vendor took over Employee #1's position and Employee #1 stepped aside. The coworker handed the merchandise box to the vendor. The box slipped out of the vendor's hand and fell to the floor. As the coworker straightened up, he saw two large boxes falling from the storage rack and towards Employee #1. The coworker shouted, "look out," but it was too late, and the boxes hit Employee #1 on the head. One of the boxes contained folding beach chairs and the other box contained Crocs shoes. Employee #1 fell to the ground, and the coworker came down to the floor to check on her. The coworker called emergency medical services, and paramedics transported Employee #1 to Huntington Memorial Hospital. Employee #1 was hospitalized for seven days because of cervical and thoracic spine injuries. The top of the storage rack was 88.75 inches from the floor and the rack had no guardrails on its open sides. The merchandise boxes were stacked on top of the storage rack without any means to secure them. The accident was caused by failure to store merchandise boxes in a manner that prevented them from tipping, falling, collapsing, rolling, or spreading.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, SPINE, UNSECURED, STORAGE ROOM, STORAGE RACK, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 126199421 Hospitalized injury Other Managers and administrators, n.e.c
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