Inspection Detail

Inspection: 112156278 - Van Waters & Rogers Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 112156278

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 02/14/1992

Site Address:
Van Waters & Rogers Inc
1363 S Bonnie Beach Pl
Los Angeles, CA 90023

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:5169

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/19/1992

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/22/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361350903

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	3660 A	05/19/1992	05/19/1992	$0	$0	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	3203 A07	05/19/1992	05/19/1992	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170180996

Event: 01/30/1992

Employee's foot crushed underneath falling forklift

On January 30, 1992, Employee #1, a truck driver, was using a forklift to load a truck with pallets of cargo. The loading dock had a diagonal configuration with staggered spacing and a 7 ft space that was unused. The area was adjacent to the truck's path of travel. The dock plate was fastened to the truck, creating a short incline in and out of the truck. As Employee #1 backed out of the truck after loading the 19th of 20 pallets, he lost control of the forklift and the lift swung 90 degrees to the right and fell 34 in. to the asphalt. Employee #1's left foot was crushed underneath the forklift. Due to medical complications, Employee #1's leg was amputated below his knee. There were no guardrails along the unused portion of the loading dock. This was not a citeable violation due to an exception in the regulations.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, GUARDRAIL, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, LOADING DOCK, LOST CONTROL, UNGUARDED, BACKING UP, FOOT, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112156278			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Truck drivers, heavy

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