Inspection Detail

Inspection: 109508234 - Vcs Samoa Packing Company, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: San Francisco Ro

Inspection Nr: 109508234

Report ID: 0935000

Date Opened: 05/07/1997

Site Address:
Vcs Samoa Packing Company, Inc.
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Pago Pago, AS 96799

Mailing Address:
4510 Executive Dr, Suite 300, San Diego, CA 92124

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2091

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 05/08/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/27/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360400782

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$9,125	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,125
Current Penalty	$1,488	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,488
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100178 N06	09/23/1997	09/26/1997	$0	$7,000	$0	10/03/1997	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Serious	19100212 A01	09/23/1997	09/26/1997	$1,488	$2,125	$0	10/03/1997	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 515957

Event: 04/28/1997

Dock worker killed when struck by forklift

Employees were unloading a boat of tuna fish to be processed at a cannery. A forklift driver was traveling west in a Clark diesel forklift, model #GPX40. Employee #1, a dock worker, was exiting the freezer room located midway on the dock. He was not authorized to be in this area; he was probably cooling off. Witnesses claim that he came out of the freezer, wiping his brow with his left shoulder as he took approximately five steps to the middle of the dock. Apparently, the forklift driver and Employee #1 did not see each other. The right frame of the forklift struck Employee #1 and he fell in front of the truck. The right front wheel ran over his neck, chest, and leg. He died almost instantly. The driver, who admitted to not watching where he was going, did not realize he had struck and run over Employee #1. He stopped the truck when witnesses shouted. There were no visual obstructions, the forklift was in good condition, the driver was not carrying a load, and there were no skid marks. The driver had a valid license and recent training. The driver was removed from the job.

Keywords: WORK RULES, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, DOCK WORKER, RUN OVER, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109508234			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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