Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310490479 - Public Storage

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 310490479

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 01/23/2008

Site Address:
Public Storage
4400 Ramona Bl
Monterey Park, CA 91754

Mailing Address:
701 Western Ave, Glendale, CA 91201

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4226

NAICS: 493110/General Warehousing and Storage

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/04/2008

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/04/2008

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102472198

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202454229

Event: 01/15/2008

Employee Is Injured in Fall from Truck

At approximately 12:00 p.m. on January 15, 2008, Employee #1 and a coworker finished emptying cardboard trash from a trailer truck into a dumpster, located on an outside roadway area, south of Building A. Employee #1 positioned herself on a ramp at the back of the trailer truck approximately 3 ft high and held on while the coworker drove forward. While the trailer truck rounded the corner of Building A, Employee #1 fell off the vehicle and hit the ground. Employee #1 sustained a contusion, lacerations, and soft tissue injuries to the head. Employee #1 was transported to the Los Angeles County Hospital and received brain surgery. She remained there for approximately three weeks and was then transported to White Memorial Hospital to receive additional brain surgery.

Keywords: HEAD, TRAILER TRUCK, LACERATION, TRUCK, FALL, BRAIN, CONTUSION, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310490479			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Managers and administrators, n.e.c

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