Walgreen Co: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Sep 25, 2011: Worker sustains compression fracture of vertebra in fall

At approximately 12:40 p.m. on September 25, 2011, Employee #1 was working as a service clerk at a Walgreens drugstore in the Castro District of San Francisco, California. He was organizing items on the top shelf above the store's cosmetic section, which was 7.5 feet (2.3 meters) above the floor. Employee #1 used a 6 f oot (1.8 meter) stepladder, with a highest standing level of 3.83 feet (1.17 met ers). The ladder was placed sideways to reach the 20 inch deep (0.5 meters deep) shelf. Employee #1 lost his balance and fell approximately 4 feet (1.2 meters). He suffered a compression fracture of his T12 vertebra, and he was hospitalized for several days at San Francisco General Hospital. The accident was reported t o the District Office by the San Francisco Fire Department a few hours later. A compliance officer went to the site of the accident on October 10, 2011. The cau se of the accident was Employee #1's use of the wrong type of ladder for the tas k. T8 CCR 3276(e)(15)(A) requires an employee to climb or work with the body nea r the middle of the step or rung and not overreach from this position. Due to sp ace limitations, however, the stepladder had to be placed parallel to the shelf, forcing the employee to bend sideways and overreach. This resulted in his losin g his balance and falling. The employer was not cited with a serious accident-re lated violation, due to the height of fall. Other violations of Title 8 were obs erved, and the employer was cited accordingly.

Incident on Jan 5, 2008: Employee #1 is stabbed by shoplifter

On January 5, 2008, Employee #1 was stabbed by shoplifter. Employee #1 was not i njured.