Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120020342 - Sam'S Appliance Co.

Inspection Information - Office: San Francisco District Office

Inspection Nr: 120020342

Report ID: 0950611

Date Opened: 01/20/1994

Site Address:
Sam'S Appliance Co.
569 Valencia St.
San Francisco, CA 94110

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5064

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/24/1994

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/29/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361403173

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$150	$0	$150
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$150	$0	$150
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	3203 A05	03/04/1994	03/12/1994	$150	$150	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170204283

Event: 01/04/1994

Employee's hand crushed by truck backing up

At approximately 9:30 p.m. on January 4, 1994, Employee #1, a delivery person, was helping his assistant manager parallel park a delivery truck so that it could be loaded up with various appliances. Employee #1 was positioned at the right rear of the truck, signaling the driver with his right hand via the passenger side mirror. As the truck was reversing, Employee #1's left hand became caught between the right rear end of the truck gate and a light pole. Employee #1's hand was crushed and fractured. He was transported by the San Francisco Fire Department to San Francisco General Hospital.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SIDE VIEW MIRROR, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, TRUCK, HAND, BACKING UP, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120020342			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.

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