Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111810727 - Costco Wholesale

Inspection Information - Office: Oakland District Office

Inspection Nr: 111810727

Report ID: 0950614

Date Opened: 02/11/1994

Site Address:
Costco Wholesale
40580 Albrae Street
Fremont, CA 94538

Mailing Address:
999 Lake Drive, Issaquah, WA 98027

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5141

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/14/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/14/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362118945

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170374870

Event: 11/18/1993

Employee's foot injured by pallet on forklift

Employee #1 was walking back to his work area from the restroom. As he went to make a right turn into the meat department, his left heel was struck and cut by the lower edge of a wooden pallet carried by a forklift. The employee was hospitalized for 2 days with lacerations on his left heel and a partial laceration of the Achilles' tendon. The employer's operation involves daily use of forklifts for stocking retail products for public purchase. The forklift involved in the accident had been rented that day and was a sit-down type. The employer's lifts are the standup type. The accident was a result of the rental lift being unfamiliar to the employee who was driving and his view being possibly obstructed.

Keywords: TENDON, OBSTRUCTED VIEW, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, LACERATION, PALLET, STRUCK BY, UNTRAINED, FOOT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111810727			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Butchers and meat cutters

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