Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120295340 - Carson City Towing Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 120295340

Report ID: 0950635

Date Opened: 04/23/1997

Site Address:
Carson City Towing Inc
19135 S Main St
Carson, CA 90745

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7549

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/09/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/25/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362027054

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			7		9
Current Violations				7		7
Initial Penalty	$4,810	$0	$0	$1,960	$0	$6,770
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,960	$0	$1,960
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	06/19/1997	07/17/1997	$225	$225	$0	08/22/1997	J - ALJ Decision
2.	01002	Other	14301 B	06/19/1997	07/17/1997	$225	$225	$0	08/22/1997	J - ALJ Decision
3.	01003	Other	461 A	06/19/1997	07/17/1997	$280	$280	$0	08/22/1997	J - ALJ Decision
4.	01004	Other	3203 A	06/19/1997	07/17/1997	$280	$280	$0	08/22/1997	J - ALJ Decision
5.	01005	Other	3664 A	06/19/1997	07/17/1997	$335	$335	$0	08/22/1997	J - ALJ Decision
6.	01006	Other	3650 B	06/19/1997	07/17/1997	$280	$280	$0	08/22/1997	J - ALJ Decision
7.	01007	Other	3660 A	06/19/1997	07/17/1997	$335	$335	$0	08/22/1997	J - ALJ Decision
8.	02001	Serious	3203 A 7 D	06/19/1997	07/07/1997	$0	$1,310	$0	08/22/1997	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.
9.	03001	Serious	3328 B	06/19/1997	07/02/1997	$0	$3,500	$0		J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201030590

Event: 04/02/1997

Employee's fingertip amputated when run over by truck

At approximately 4:45 p.m. on April 2, 1997, Employee #1, of Carson City Towing Inc., pulled his truck into his employer's towing yard. He was starting to walk toward the office when he was alerted by a nearby coworker that the truck was rolling. Employee #1 ran back toward the truck, grabbed a 4 by 4 piece of wood off the truck bed, and tried to chock the rear wheels. In the process, his fingertip became caught under the block as the truck rolled onto the wood and was amputated. He was taken by paramedics to Harbor UCLA General Hospital for treatment. Later, a coworker who went to move the truck to recover the fingertip found that the truck was in neutral and that Employee #1 had not set the parking brake. The accident occurred because Employee #1 had not been trained on the appropriate safeguards for parking on a slope or in the hazards of inserting a 4 by 4 block under a rolling truck wheel. It was also discovered that the tow truck had not been maintained and operated, as per the manufacturer's recommendations.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, VEHICLE IN GEAR, BRAKE, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, TOW TRUCK, UNTRAINED, SLOPE, TRUCK DRIVER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120295340			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Truck drivers, heavy

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