Inspection Detail

Inspection: 301336939 - Commerce Construction Co., L.P.

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 301336939

Report ID: 0950644

Date Opened: 11/22/2005

Site Address:
Commerce Construction Co., L.P.
21535 Baker Parkway
City Of Industry, CA 91746

Mailing Address:
13191 Crossroads Parkway North 6th Fl, City Of Industry, CA 91746

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1541

NAICS: 236210/Industrial Building Construction

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/21/2006

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/12/2008

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101800738

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	$560	$0	$18,560
Current Penalty	$3,375	$0	$0	$560	$0	$3,935
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
1.	01001	Other	3203 B01	04/21/2006	05/19/2006	$375	$375	$0	05/26/2006	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	3668 F	04/21/2006	05/19/2006	$185	$185	$0	05/26/2006	F - Formal Settlement
3.	02001	Serious	1523	04/21/2006	05/01/2006	$3,375	$18,000	$0	05/26/2006	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201800489

Event: 10/24/2005

Employee Sustains Fractures When Hit by Lift Truck

At 9:00 a.m. on October 24, 2005, Employee #1 was working as a laborer, scraping and cleaning the floor in a warehouse under construction. He was not working for a temporary agency, and his employer was the builder of the warehouse. He and some coworkers, also laborers, were working inside the warehouse at its north end, where the illumination was less than 5 foot-candles. As one of Employee #1's coworkers was driving a Noble Model Number RC60 vertical mast lift truck (industrial truck) inside the north end of the warehouse, he hit Employee #1. Employee #1 sustained multiple fractures and internal organ damage. He was hospitalized. The main causal factor for the accident is that the employer did not have any artificial lighting inside the warehouse. He did not provide a minimum of 5 foot-candles of illumination. He did not take any other steps to provide safe working condition for those employees who were working in the warehouse in less than 5 foot-candles of illumination. The only light in the warehouse came from dock-door openings on the south wall of the building, but they were approximately 400 feet away. The light from them did not provide adequate light at the north end of the building. Not only that, but it was a cloudy day as well.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WAREHOUSE, OBSTRUCTED VIEW, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, LIGHTING, STRUCK BY, POOR VISIBILITY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301336939			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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