Inspection Detail

Inspection: 312666407 - Ecology Auto Parts Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 312666407

Report ID: 0950636

Date Opened: 04/11/2011

Site Address:
Ecology Auto Parts Inc
8844 Millergrove Dr
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5093

NAICS: 423930/Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/21/2011

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/25/2012

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102712197

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202477139

Event: 04/11/2011

Employee Is Crushed Between Truck Cab Underbody and Tire

At approximately 4:59 p.m. on April 11, 2011, Employee #1 was working on a truck in the storage yard for Ecology Auto Parts, Inc. The two to four acre yard was used for storing decommissioned commercial trucks for parts salvage and metal recycling. Employee #1 was salvaging parts from a Volvo garbage truck. Employee #1's dead body was found pinned between the underbody of the cab and the left tire. The hydraulic cylinder for the cab tilt had been removed and no other means of blocking or securing the cab in the raised position had been provided.

Keywords: UNSECURED, SCRAP YARD, HYDRAULIC CYLINDER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, TRUCK, TIRE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312666407			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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