Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119702850 - Price-Costco

Inspection Information - Office: Oakland District Office

Inspection Nr: 119702850

Report ID: 0950614

Date Opened: 02/08/1995

Site Address:
Price-Costco
40580 Albrae St.
Fremont, CA 94538

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5311

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/16/1995

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/26/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362120206

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170376594

Event: 12/17/1994

Employee injured when pinned under pallet rack cross brace

At approximately 6:46 a.m. on December 17, 1994, Employee #1, a certified forklift driver (3 months) made a turn in aisle #17 of a retail warehouse and lost control, pinning himself under the cross brace of a pallet rack, partially damaging it. A pallet of Tide boxes also fell from the top of the pallet rack onto him. Employee #1 underwent asphyxia for about 6 minutes. Several rescue attempts were made to relieve the weight of the cross brace and the fallen Tide boxes from his back. Finally, the forklift was activated and driven forward, freeing Employee #1 from the pinned position. Employee #1 was hospitalized with severe back bruising, head injuries, and torn finger ligaments. Four Crown #30RCTT stand-up rider counterbalance forklifts are used in the warehouse to distribute and stock merchandise.

Keywords: STAND-UP OPERATOR, PALLETIZED CARGO, WAREHOUSE, PINNED, BACK, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, SHARP TURN, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOST CONTROL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119702850			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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