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OSHA Injury Report: Ecology Auto Parts

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Ecology Auto Parts in 14150 Vine Place, Cerritos, CA 90703 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was driver in trash hauling, local.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Ecology Auto Parts
Parent company
Ecology Auto Parts
Street
14150 Vine Place
City
Cerritos
State
CA
ZIP
90703
On-site location
Landfill

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
26

Before the incident

Walking to open trailer door to unload.

What happened

As employee was walking on the tipper unloading machine structure he stepped wrong and slipped. To prevent a more serious injury he extended his right hand and placed it against the back of the trailer door. This caused a contusion on his right wrist.

Injury or illness

Contusion - Right Wrist

Object or substance involved

Floor Tipper Structure - Slipped Trailer door - Place hand to prevent him from falling.

Summary line

Right wrist contusion from slip after he overextended when he placed his hand against the trailer door to prevent fall.

Employee and industry

Job description
Driver
SOC code
53-3032 — Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
NAICS code
562111 — Trash hauling, local
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
650
Total hours worked
1238955
Establishment ID
371657
Employer case #
15

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Time of incident
19:00:00.000
Submitted
29FEB24:01:19:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.