Esm Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Sep 13, 2019: Two employees incur burns from hot cooking oil

At 11:15 p.m. on September 13, 2019, Employee #1 was changing out used cooking oil from a fryer at a restaurant where he was a cook. While Employee #1 was carrying a small pot of oil to the wasted oil container, he stumbled on an uneven area of walking surface. Employee #1 spilled the hot oil onto Employee #2 who was a food runner who was cleaning his workstation. Employee #1 sustained oil burns to both hands, and Employee #2 sustained burns to the lower body, both legs, and toes. Both employees received medical treatment but were not hospitalized.

Incident on Jan 23, 2001 (fatal): Employee killed in fall from unguarded skylight

At 11:49 a.m. on January 23, 2001, a fatal fall occurred. The employer was a hus band and wife firm, engaged in the installation of fire protection equipment for the past five years. According to the job supervisor, they were replacing all o f the old 48 skylights on a large 1992 warehouse with new smoke vent skylights a s required by the city's Fire Marshall. He used a scissor lift to unscrew all of the old plastic domes from under the roof. Employee #1 was replacing the last o ld dome when he fell through the unguarded skylight. Employee #1 landed face up onto the concrete floor at the middle north section of the warehouse. Employee # 1 was not wearing a safety belt and lanyard. Employee #1's coworker was the pres ident of the company. He was about 80 feet away, going down the ladder, when he heard a scraping sound and saw the skylight's dome sitting on the edge of the ho le. There were no witnesses to the accident. Employee #1 had 20 years experience as a carpenter. The causal factor which contributed to the accident included th e employer's failure in providing fall protection while Employee #1 was working within six feet of the unguarded skylight. Employee #1 sustained a fatal injury as the result of a 35-foot fall from the unguarded skylight. Employee #1 was tra nsported by emergency vehicle to the University of California at San Diego Hospi tal for emergency medical treatment, but was pronounced dead at the hospital.