Inspection Detail

Inspection: 301331443 - Smurfit Newsprint Corp.

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 301331443

Report ID: 0950644

Date Opened: 02/03/2004

Site Address:
Smurfit Newsprint Corp.
2205 Mt. Vernon Ave.
Pomona, CA 91768

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:2621

NAICS: 322122/Newsprint Mills

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/19/2004

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/02/2008

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362594905

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4			2		6
Current Violations	3			3		6
Initial Penalty	$20,240	$0	$0	$560	$0	$20,800
Current Penalty	$5,700	$0	$0	$300	$0	$6,000
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
1.	01001	Other	23400022 A	04/12/2004	05/12/2004	$0	$280	$0	05/10/2004	W - Empr Withdrew
2.	01002	Other	23400023	04/12/2004	05/12/2004	$0	$280	$0	05/10/2004	W - Empr Withdrew
3.	02001	Serious	3210 A	04/12/2004	04/26/2004	$300	$5,060	$0	05/10/2004	W - Empr Withdrew
4.	03001	Serious	4184 B	04/12/2004	04/26/2004	$2,700	$5,060	$0	05/10/2004	W - Empr Withdrew
5.	04001	Other	23400017 A	04/12/2004	04/26/2004	$300	$5,060	$0	05/10/2004	W - Empr Withdrew
6.	05001	Serious	5048 I	04/12/2004	04/26/2004	$2,700	$5,060	$0	05/10/2004	W - Empr Withdrew

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201797834

Event: 01/16/2004

Ladder slips from under employee and he falls 9 feet

At approximately 8:00 p.m. on January 16, 2004, an employee was in the process of climbing a ladder when he fell. Prior to his fall, the employee had been scraping the front and back of the calendar rolls and became very hot. He went into his office to cool off in the air conditioning. His office is a self contained unit inside of a building. The air conditioner was not putting out very cold air, so the employee decided to change the air filter. He placed a step ladder on the side of his office and started climbing up to the roof where the air conditioner was. He did not open the step ladder, but simply leaned it against the wall. As he was just about to step onto the roof, the ladder slipped out from under him. He was able to hold on for a few minutes, but eventually fell 9 feet to the ground. Two coworkers helped him to the tool office and called Emergency Medical Services. The employee spent 3 hours in Pomona Valley Hospital with a shattered ulna and radius that required a titanium plate to be inserted. He stated that he wasn't sure why he didn't open the step ladder and that he had received ladder training.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STEPLADDER, SLIP, FALL, UNSTABLE POSITION, WRIST

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301331443			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Machine operators, not specified

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