Inspection Detail

Inspection: 307166850 - Euro Coffee

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 307166850

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 10/21/2005

Site Address:
Euro Coffee
3360 Fruitland Ave
Vernon, CA 90058

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2095

NAICS: 311920/Coffee and Tea Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/06/2006

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/08/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101058675

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			6		7
Current Violations				6		6
Initial Penalty	$15,750	$0	$0	$6,350	$0	$22,100
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,185	$0	$1,185
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	01/06/2006	02/08/2006	$300	$5,000	$0	01/31/2006	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	461 A	01/06/2006	02/08/2006	$0	$225	$0	01/31/2006	D - Govt Dismissed	Citation has been deleted.
3.	01003	Other	3664 A	01/06/2006	02/08/2006	$0	$225	$0	01/31/2006	F - Formal Settlement
4.	01004	Other	3203 B	01/06/2006	02/08/2006	$150	$225	$0	01/31/2006	F - Formal Settlement
5.	01005	Other	3203 A	01/06/2006	02/08/2006	$75	$225	$0	01/31/2006	F - Formal Settlement
6.	01006	Other	3650 S12	01/06/2006	02/08/2006	$0	$450	$0	01/31/2006	F - Formal Settlement
7.	02001	Other	3241 C	01/06/2006	01/16/2006	$660	$15,750	$0	01/31/2006	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202451662

Event: 10/18/2005

Employee Is Injured When Struck by Falling Pallets

On October 18, 2005, Employee #1, with Euro Coffee (a retail gourmet coffee business) was in a storage area retrieving some cardboard boxes to fill an order. A coworker was operating a forklift, also retrieving cardboard boxes. While backing up, the forklift operator inadvertently struck a free-standing stack of pallets, causing the top two pallets to fall. Employee #1 was struck by the falling pallets and boxes. He was hospitalized at County USC Medical Center for treatment of leg fractures, including surgery. The investigation determined that the accident was caused by stacking of pallets and boxes to an unsafe height, rather than utilizing storage racks or other similar means to prevent them from tipping and falling during the forklift operation.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, PALLET, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, STORAGE AREA, BACKING UP, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307166850			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Stock and inventory clerks

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