Williams-Sonoma: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Jan 28, 2021: Employee is infected with covid-19

An employee was working for a trucking company when she contracted COVID-19 and went to hospital, where she was treated and released on January 19, 2021.

Incident on Aug 23, 2018: Employee fractures leg and injures knee in fall from ladder

At 8:30 a.m. on August 23, 2018, an employee was working from the second rung of a ladder when her knee popped causing her to lose her balance and she fell. The employee fractured her left tibia and injured her knee. The employee was transported to Sharp Memorial Hospital, where she was admitted for surgery and treatment.

Incident on Aug 2, 2016 (fatal): Employee killed by heat stress

At 11:43 a.m. on August 2, 2016, an employee was working in a warehouse unloading an intermodal container. The employee fell backwards in the dock area near the opening of the intermodal container. He was killed by possible heat stress.

Incident on Dec 5, 2013: Worker amputates toes in forklift collision

On December 5, 2013, an employee was working for Cornerstone Staffing Solutions, Inc. He was assigned to work as a merchandise processor at Williams Sonoma, Inc . Williams Sonoma, Inc. sold household items. The site, in City of Industry, CA, was a distribution center for the company. After a pre-shift meeting, the emplo yee was driving a forklift to a battery changing area in the northeast corner of a warehouse to replace the battery on the forklift. The employee was operating a model number EASI R45TT-MB Raymond reach truck with serial number EZ-C-04-2989 6 and site unit number 4160. He had performed a pre-shift inspection on the fork lift at 4:30 a.m., and it was in working condition. He turned the forklift so th at he could get personal protective equipment mounted on the wall of the battery changing area. As he was getting close to the wall, he tried to stop the forkli ft, but it did not respond to his inputs. The forklift collided with the emergen cy eyewash and shower unit on the wall. The employee's left foot was caught betw een the wall and the forklift. The emergency eyewash and shower unit broke, and water splashed over the forklift. The employee was taken to UCI Medical Center b y paramedics. He was hospitalized for three days for a crushing injury to his le ft foot with fracture dislocation. The fourth and fifth toes on his left foot we re amputated on a later date. The incident was caused because the employee had n ot stopped the forklift in time. The employer reported the incident to the DOSH West Covina district office that same day.