Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111805495 - House Of Wreckers Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Foster City District Office

Inspection Nr: 111805495

Report ID: 0950613

Date Opened: 10/23/1996

Site Address:
House Of Wreckers Inc.
1530 Industrial Way
Belmont, CA 94002

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3713

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/09/1997

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/14/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362301426

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$110	$0	$3,610
Current Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$110	$0	$3,610
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	Other	3203 A	04/11/1997	04/30/1997	$110	$110	$0		-
2.	02001	Serious	5042 A09	04/11/1997	10/23/1996	$3,500	$3,500	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170378889

Event: 10/23/1996

Employee's leg crushed by falling truck bed

At approximately 10:00 a.m. on October 23, 1996, Employee #1 was working underneath a heavy truck bed that was suspended from front and rear winch lines and supported by a welded-on bracket. He was using a gas torch to cut the welds on the bracket when the truck bed moved. The bracket overturned and the truck bed fell on Employee #1's leg. He sustained crushing injuries, along with burns from his gas torch. Employee #1 was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: BURN, ACETYLENE TORCH, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, WELDER, CRUSHED, TRUCK, FALLING OBJECT, CUTTING AND BURNING, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111805495			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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