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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 311867980 - County Of Nevada Sanitation Department
Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office
Site Address:
County Of Nevada Sanitation Department
14741 Wolf Mountain Rd
Grass Valley, CA 95949
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: Union
SIC:4953
NAICS: 562219/Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: LocalGovt
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 05/21/2009
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 12/14/2009
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 102512571 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | ||||||
| Initial Penalty | $18,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $18,000 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 3210 B | 06/08/2009 | 07/13/2009 | $0 | $18,000 | $0 | 07/01/2009 | J - ALJ Decision | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
On January 26, 2009, Employee #1, a transfer station attendant with the County of Nevada, returned with a coworker to a transfer station. They backed their pickup truck to the sidewalk adjacent to a tipping floor. The sidewalk portion is elevated to allow citizens to throw debris onto the tipping floor. The elevated area is protected by a yellow guardrail with a single horizontal railing. With pickup's tailgate down, Employee #1 removed a bag of trash from the truck and threw it underneath the railing onto the tipping floor below. As he did this, he felt a pain in his leg, slipped, slid underneath the railing, and fell face-down on the tipping floor with his legs against a wall. Employee #1 was airlifted to Sutter Roseville Medical Center, where he was admitted for a fractured nose, injury to a leg tendon, and trauma to his spinal cord that that required subsequent surgery.
Keywords: FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, SPINE, SLIP, NOSE, TRUCK, FALL, PICKUP TRUCK, LEG, UNSTABLE POSITION
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 311867980 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Garbage collectors |