Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119753176 - River City Turf Farms

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Inspection Nr: 119753176

Report ID: 0950621

Date Opened: 08/06/1992

Site Address:
River City Turf Farms
3716 Kings Way
Sacramento, CA 95000

Mailing Address:
9341 Elder Creek Rd., Sacramento, CA 95829

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0782

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/06/1992

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/06/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361410277

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$50	$0	$50
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$50	$0	$50
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	3664 A	08/31/1992	08/06/1992	$50	$50	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170716393

Event: 08/01/1992

Employee suffers compound fractures to spine from fall

At 11:16 a.m. on August 1, 1992, Employee #1 was injured when the Hitch Hiker 3600R lift truck he was operating suffered a mechanical failure. The hydraulic ram, which raises and lowers the fork truck to the load carrying truck bed, became unthreaded from the pin that secures the hydraulic ram to the mast. The weight of the fork truck exerted leverage sufficient to disengage the ram from the mast, allowing the vehicle to free fall to the ground. Employee #1 was belted to the operator's seat and suffered compression fractures to his spine from the impact of the fall. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: HYDRAULIC RAM, FRACTURE, SPINE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119753176			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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