Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120298674 - Cerritos Pontiac Buick Gmc

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 120298674

Report ID: 0950635

Date Opened: 05/14/2001

Site Address:
Cerritos Pontiac Buick Gmc
10901 E 183rd St
Cerritos, CA 90703

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5511

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/29/2001

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/17/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362431280

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			3		5
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$22,500	$0	$0	$1,030	$0	$23,530
Current Penalty	$3,375	$0	$0	$750	$0	$4,125
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	07/03/2001	07/31/2001	$375	$375	$0	07/25/2001	J - ALJ Decision
2.	01002	Other	14301 C01	07/03/2001	07/31/2001	$375	$375	$0	07/25/2001	J - ALJ Decision
3.	01003	Other	5194 E01 A	07/03/2001	07/31/2001	$0	$280	$0	07/25/2001	W - Empr Withdrew	Citation has been deleted.
4.	02001	Serious	4650 H	07/03/2001	07/16/2001	$3,375	$4,500	$0	07/25/2001	J - ALJ Decision
5.	03001	Serious	3203 A07	07/03/2001	07/06/2001	$0	$18,000	$0	07/25/2001	W - Empr Withdrew	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201033701

Event: 04/24/2001

Employee Suffers Crushed Hand

At approximately 8:15 a.m. on April 24, 2001, Employee #1 was working in the service and repair shop of a car dealership. Employee #1 was about to do a brake job in a Pontiac Grand Am car weighing approximately 5000 pounds to 5500 pounds. The car was already in a 4-ft- high raised position with the help of a BENWIL (Benwil Industries of Carson ) automotive lift (Model GPO-7, Serial Number B8910040 ). Employee #1 removed all four wheels of the car. Next Employee #1 removed the brake drum (weighing approximately two pounds) from the rear left side of the vehicle. Employee #1 was standing near rear left side of the car as he did this. Immediately after that Employee #1 observed movement of the two left arms of the lift. Next the car moved. The rear portion of the car first went down and then it went up. The front portion of the car, consequently, went down and landed on the floor. When the car rear portion went down initially, it hit Employee #1's left hand that was placed on the lift arm on the rear left side. Employee #1 felt severe pain in his left hand and suffered a fracture and deformation of the hand. Employee #1 was hospitalized for approximately thirty hours.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HYDRAULIC LIFT, AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR, VEHICLE, CRUSHED, HAND, UNSTABLE LOAD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120298674			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Automobile mechanics

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