Pick N Pull: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Apr 12, 1999: Employee injures back in fall over chain-link fence

At approximately 10:00 a.m. on December 16, 1997, Employee #1, a maintenance su pervisor for Pick-N-Pull, was checking a storm drain that had become clogged. He was walking near the side of a building when he tripped over a roll of chain-li nk fence covered with leaves, spraining his back. Employee #1's injury was not b elieved to be serious, but he underwent back surgery 16 months later.

Incident on Aug 12, 1998: Employee injured in fall from back fender of loader

At approximately 8:30 a.m. on August 12, 1998, Employee #1, of Pick-n-Pull, was using a Volvo I70 front end loader to move cars around the salvage yard in searc h for a particular vehicle. He stopped the loader and climbed out of the cab and up onto the back fender area, where he could see over the cars. Employee #1 was starting back down when he lost his balance and fell off the back of the loader , striking the battery box before landing on the ground. He suffered a concussio n and fractured several ribs. Employee #1 was administered first aid and was the n transported by ambulance to Methodist Hospital in Sacramento, CA, where he was admitted for treatment. The loader's fender area was a mechanic's service area, and was covered with slip-resistant tape and equipped with a handhold.