Inspection Detail
Inspection: 119803997 - J.V.S. Inc
Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office
Site Address:
J.V.S. Inc
915 B Street
Modesto, CA 95354
Mailing Address:
Po Box 580010, Modesto, CA 95358
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:0723
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 11/15/1994
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 03/15/1995
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 361338528 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $225 | $0 | $225 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $225 | $0 | $225 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | 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 A06 | 12/08/1994 | 10/13/1994 | $225 | $225 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
As part of his job as a steam cleaner, Employee #1 uses a hot water/high pressure cleaning unit to clean out truck-mounted tomato bins. He also cleans up spilled tomatoes that fall from a re-sort operation, shoveling waste into a forklift-mounted dump bin. When the bin is full, he drives the forklift to a large dumpster, raises the dump bin, and trips a lever on the dump bin. On the evening of September 11, 1994, Employee #1 raised the bin and dumped, but the forklift mast jammed. He borrowed a hammer and pry bar and got under the raised forks. When he freed a chain that was jammed in the forklift mast, the forks fell and hit him, causing a serious vertebra fracture.
Keywords: FRACTURE, REPAIR, AGRICULTURE, WORK RULES, JAMMED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, VERTEBRA, MECH MALFUNCTION
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 119803997 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners |
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