Inspection Detail

Inspection: 112121538 - American Refuse

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 112121538

Report ID: 0950626

Date Opened: 10/02/1992

Site Address:
American Refuse
710 F St
Wasco, CA 93280

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4212

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/02/1992

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/31/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361387558

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			4		5
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$1,800	$0	$4,800
Current Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$450	$0	$3,450
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	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	461 A	11/30/1992	12/24/1992	$300	$300	$0	-
2.	01002	Other	5194 H01	11/30/1992	12/24/1992	$150	$150	$0	D - Govt Dismissed	Citation has been deleted.
3.	01003	Other	4352 A03	11/30/1992	12/24/1992	$150	$150	$0	W - Empr Withdrew
4.	01004	Other	3203 A07 C	11/30/1992	12/24/1992	$1,200	$1,200	$0	D - Govt Dismissed	Citation has been deleted.
5.	02001	Serious	3314 D	11/30/1992	12/14/1992	$3,000	$3,000	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170703433

Event: 06/19/1992

Employee's leg broken by packing blade

At approximately 4:45 p.m. on June 19, 1992, Employee #1, of American Refuse Company, was helping a coworker lift a packing blade. The blade flipped over and fell on his right leg, breaking it. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LEG, UNSTABLE LOAD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112121538			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors, mechanics and repairers

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