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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
Transfer Station

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
31

Before the incident

Walking on the catwalk to adjust load

What happened

Employee was on a catwalk trying to adjust his trailer 's load to securely close his tarp. As he was fixing his load from within the catwalk he stepped on a piece of metal that he did not see because it was covered with trash. This resulted in a sprain to his left ankle.

Injury or illness

Sprains Strains - Left ankle

Object or substance involved

debris on the catwalk floor

Summary line

Left ankle sprain after he stepped on a piece of metal on the catwalk while trying to adjust load.

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 #
38

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Time of incident
6:30:00.000
Submitted
29FEB24:03:19:00

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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.