Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111888004 - Fairfield Kawasaki

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 111888004

Report ID: 0950622

Date Opened: 07/14/1992

Site Address:
Fairfield Kawasaki
1413 W. Texas Street
Fairfield, CA 94553

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5571

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/15/1992

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/14/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361410699

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$250	$0	$0	$200	$0	$450
Current Penalty	$250	$0	$0	$50	$0	$300
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	3273 C	10/05/1992	10/19/1992	$50	$50	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	3328 A	10/05/1992	11/02/1992	$0	$150	$0	11/06/1992	D - Govt Dismissed	Citation has been deleted.
3.	02001	Serious	3210 A	10/05/1992	09/15/1992	$250	$250	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170725030

Event: 04/27/1992

Employee's ankle broken when hoisting cage falls

At approximately 9:26 a.m. on April 27, 1992, Employee #1, of Fairfield Kawasaki, was on his way to the mezzanine storage area to get a motorcycle. He had been working as a sales person for about a week. Employee #1 entered the cage of the chain hoisting device, which was being used as an elevator, and used the pendant control to raise the cage. When the cage was within inches of the mezzanine floor, the hoisting link chain broke and the cage dropped about 8 ft to the bottom floor. Employee #1's left ankle was broken and he was taken to North Bay Medical Center.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HOISTING MECHANISM, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, ELEVATOR, BROKEN CHAIN, ANKLE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111888004			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats

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