Jose Flores: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Sep 19, 2011: Homeless person has seizures in an illegal dwelling

On September 19, 2011, a homeless person was found on the ground of a property i n Santa Barbara, CA. The property was a body shop that was converted to an illeg al dwelling. The homeless person was sleeping in the shack, which he rented as t he sole occupant. At approximately 10:51 a.m. on September 19, 2011, the Santa B arbara City Fire Department (Engine Number 2) transported the homeless person to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. According to the Fire Department report, the ho meless person had a seizure. The homeless person was hospitalized for five days and treated for delirium tremens. The property owner, as well as the owner of Go snell Tree and Landscape and employees of Harbor Meat & Seafood, both located on the same street as the property, were interviewed. The interviews confirmed tha t the homeless person did not have any employees and only did some car body repa irs as a side job. It was determined that there were no employer-employee relati onships.

Incident on Nov 11, 1999: Employee's finger amputated by lawn mower

At approximately 8.00 a.m. on November 11, 1999, Employee #1 was mowing a lawn i n back of a single-family home. The lawn mower became stuck, and he picked up th e front to check and adjust the blade. His left middle finger touched the rotati ng blade and was amputated. Employee #1 was transported to USC Medical center, w here he was treated and released after five hours. According to the employer, th e worker apparently forgot to turn off the mower before putting his hands near t he moving blade. Lockout/tagout procedures had not been developed and were not i n use at the time of the accident.