Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125696237 - Brunswick Bicycles

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 125696237

Report ID: 0950622

Date Opened: 06/27/2000

Site Address:
Brunswick Bicycles
2300 Cordelia Road
Fairfield, CA 94585

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 344, Olyney, IL 62450

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3751

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/26/2000

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/17/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362089443
Complaint	78257425	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			3		4
Current Violations	1			3		4
Initial Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$1,030	$0	$19,030
Current Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$1,030	$0	$19,030
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	342 A	09/08/2000	06/27/2000	$375	$375	$0	10/11/2000	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	3664 A	09/08/2000	10/09/2000	$375	$375	$0	10/11/2000	F - Formal Settlement
3.	01003	Other	3203 A	09/08/2000	11/09/2000	$280	$280	$0	10/11/2000	F - Formal Settlement
4.	02001	Serious	3664 A01	09/08/2000	10/02/2000	$18,000	$18,000	$0	10/11/2000	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170865885

Event: 05/04/2000

Employee's leg crushed when lift collides with steel rack

Employee #1, a 19-year-old swing shift distribution warehouse worker for Brunswick Bicycles, was told by his supervisor to put away the standup forklift. Employee #1 told the supervisor he was not comfortable driving that type of vehicle, but the supervisor insisted. He lost control of the lift truck and ran into a steel rack, sustaining crushing injuries to his left leg.

Keywords: WAREHOUSE, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, COLLISION, CRUSHED, INEXPERIENCE, MECH MAT HANDLING, WALK-BEHIND FORKLIFT, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125696237			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.