Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119862936 - W. T. Billard

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 119862936

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 12/29/1994

Site Address:
W. T. Billard
10261 Matern Place
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3537

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/22/1995

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/23/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362167264

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$300	$0	$300
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$300	$0	$300
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	342 A	02/22/1995	03/10/1995	$300	$300	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170882674

Event: 08/31/1994

Employee's hand crushed by forklift

Employee #1 was assigned by W.T. Billard Main to field service a Raymond reach forklift, model 20, at Abbott Labs. He was checking the lift function of the forklift by lifting a lever with his right hand. The scissor assembly was in the first stage of lifting when Employee #1 noticed some writing on the overhead metal plate. He reached with his left hand to rub dirt from the writing on the plate when the assembly hit the second stage and the plates started to lift upwards. His left hand was caught in a pinch point and crushed. A witness heard him yell and took him to the supervisor and paramedics were called. He was transported to the hospital for a four-day stay.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, NIP POINT, HAND, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119862936			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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