Auto Zone: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Sep 8, 2019: Employee fractures lower right leg while moving pallets with

At 7:30 p.m. on September 8, 2019, an employee was moving pallets with a Crown electric pallet jack. The employee placed a pallet of merchandise in the designated location. As the employee backed out the electric pallet jack, the right leg was crushed between the back of the electric pallet jack and the shelving rack. The employee was hospitalized to treat a lower right leg fracture.

Incident on Jul 9, 2011: Employee sustains multiple fractures when skylight collapses

At approximately 7:57 a.m. on July 9, 2011, Employee #1, a part-time maintenance mechanic, and a coworker were sent to the roof to repair exhaust fans. They fix ed the first fan, which needed the belts tightened and started working on the ne xt one. The coworker turned the second fan on and a cloud of dust blew into Empl oyee #1's eyes, causing him to trip and fall backwards onto a skylight that was a few feet away. The skylight collapsed, and Employee #1 fell 35 feet onto the c oncrete. The supervisor was in another area of the facility. Paramedics were cal led and Employee #1 was taken to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, and then tra nsferred to Loma Linda Hospital for a higher level of care. He sustained an open pelvic fracture, an open right ankle fracture, and a fractured right wrist, whi ch required two months of hospitalization.