Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120132410 - Porter International Inc

Inspection Information - Office: San Diego District Office

Inspection Nr: 120132410

Report ID: 0950632

Date Opened: 09/30/1994

Site Address:
Porter International Inc
9295 Siempre Viva Rd
San Diego, CA 92173

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4226

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/05/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/23/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362249401

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations				3		3
Initial Penalty	$2,000	$0	$0	$300	$0	$2,300
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$400	$0	$400
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
1.	01001	Other	3664 A	10/21/1994	11/21/1994	$200	$200	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	3660 A	10/21/1994	11/21/1994	$100	$100	$0		-
3.	02001	Other	3664 A11	11/07/1994	11/22/1994	$100	$2,000	$0	11/28/1994	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 171004765

Event: 09/28/1994

EMPLOYEE HOSPITALIZED WHEN STRUCK BY FORKLIFT

AT APPROXIMATELY 11:26 AM ON SEPTEMBER 28, 1994, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WALKING INSIDE THE FORKLIFT LANE BY THE #3 BAY DOOR, TALKING TO A COWORKER, WHEN A FORKLIFT STRUCK HIM FROM BEHIND AND PUSHED HIM ABOUT 15 FEET AGAINST A BOX OF TENTS. EMPLOYEE #1 THEN WALKED ABOUT 40 FEET, COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN AND LAY DOWN. HE WAS TAKEN TO SHARP HOSPITAL AND TREATED FOR A CONTUSION ON HIS BACK AND AN AGGRAVATED RIGHT LUMBAR. HE WAS RELEASED LATER THE SAME DAY. THE FORKLIFT THAT STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 WAS LOADED WITH LARGE BOXES AND WAS TRAVELLING FORWARD AT SLOW SPEED. ACCORDING TO THE EMPLOYER, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PROPERLY TRAINED AND HAD 10 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. BOTH EMPLOYEES WERE FOUND TO BE IN VIOLATION OF THE COMPANY'S SAFETY RULES AND WERE GIVEN SOME RETRAINING AND A REPRIMAND. AN ACCIDENT-RELATED VIOLATION WAS DISCOVERED, AND TWO OTHER VIOLATIONS WERE OBSERVED. CITATIONS WERE ISSUED WITH PENALTIES.

Keywords: WORK RULES, BACK, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, CONTUSION, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120132410			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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