Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300857232 - The Home Depot

Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office

Inspection Nr: 300857232

Report ID: 0950633

Date Opened: 03/27/2002

Site Address:
The Home Depot
1055 W 21st Street
San Bernardino, CA 92405

Mailing Address:
2455 Paces Ferry Road D-17, Atlanta, GA 30339

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5251

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/04/2002

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/09/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362370397

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$935	$0	$935
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$935	$0	$935
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	06/06/2002	06/11/2002	$375	$375	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	3210 C	06/06/2002	06/11/2002	$560	$560	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 300857232

Event: 03/17/2002

Employee injured in fall from industrial truck

At approximately 6:40 a.m. on March 17, 2002, Employee #1, a sales associate employed by Home Depot Inc., was placing trash into a roll-off dumpster located in a fenced-off storage area adjacent to the employer's retail sales facility when he fell and sustained a head injury. The trash and debris had been placed on a lumber cart and was elevated by a high-reach industrial truck along side the roll-off dumpster. The employee was transported by emergency services to the Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton and subsequently transferred to the Loma Linda University Medical Center in Loma Linda where he was treated and hospitalized for 17 days.

Keywords: HEAD, DUMPSTER, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300857232			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Sales workers, hardware and building supplies

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