Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120261078 - Creftcon Industries

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 120261078

Report ID: 0950644

Date Opened: 04/04/2001

Site Address:
Creftcon Industries
900 S. Ajax Avenue
City Of Industry, CA 91749

Mailing Address:
900 S. Ajax Ave., City Of Industry, CA 91749

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3629

NAICS: 335999/All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/21/2001

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/26/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362557639

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			3		5
Current Violations				3		3
Initial Penalty	$13,500	$0	$0	$1,125	$0	$14,625
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	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	3328 G	08/31/2001	09/27/2001	$150	$375	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	23400016 C	08/31/2001	09/27/2001	$0	$375	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Other	342 A	08/31/2001	09/27/2001	$0	$375	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
4.	02001	Other	23400021	08/31/2001	09/27/2001	$0	$6,750	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
5.	03001	Other	23400022 A	08/31/2001	09/27/2001	$150	$6,750	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201794369

Event: 03/20/2001

Employee injured when pinned by fork lift and storage rack

At 11:15 p.m. on March 20, 2001, Employee #1, working for Creftcon Industries Inc., was injured while driving a fork lift inside the die casting area. The fork lift which he was driving was a different one from other regular fork lifts. This is a type of fork lift where operator stands instead of sitting during driving. Employee #1 stated during the interview that he was driving Fork Lift Number 01, going in reverse, to the storage area inside the building when the steering wheel got stuck and made him loose balance, causing him to fall from the fork lift, about 12 inches, and he got pinned against the metal post of a storage rack. According to his employer; Employee #1 was driving the fork lift down the center aisle going backwards, jumped off the moving fork lift, and got pinned against a storage rack by the same fork lift. Employee #1 stated that the brakes on the fork lift were functioning alright at that time and he had physically inspected the fork lift on that day prior to using it. Employee #1 fractured three ribs and suffered internal injuries after he got pinned between a storage rack and the fork lift. He was hospitalized at a local hospital for five days and released afterwards to recuperate at home

Keywords: FRACTURE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, RIB, STORAGE RACK, CONTUSION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120261078			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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