Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125969485 - Desert Valley Date Inc

Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office

Inspection Nr: 125969485

Report ID: 0950633

Date Opened: 10/04/2001

Site Address:
Desert Valley Date Inc
86-740 Industrial Way
Coachella, CA 92236

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0179

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/04/2001

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/30/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362450926

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$300	$0	$300
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	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	3657 A02	03/25/2002	03/28/2002	$300	$300	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201155546

Event: 09/25/2001

Employee's finger amputated by falling forklift platform

At approximately 1:00 p.m. on September 26, 2001, Employee #1 of Desert Valley Date Inc. was operating a Toyota Forklift with a platform 46 in. by 71 in., top rail 34 in., midrail 17 in. unfastened to the forks of the forklift. He was inside the platform about 6 ft high checking the motor of the roll up door. Employee #1 moved from one side of the platform to the other side to check a different section of the motor when the platform started falling. Employee #1 then grabbed the top rail of the platform with his left hand. As the platform was falling, the top rail with Employee #1's left hand on top struck a piece of sharp edge steel that was sticking out. Employee #1 was hospitalized for three days for an amputation to his left middle finger.

Keywords: PLATFORM, AMPUTATED, FINGER, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125969485			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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