Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126081488 - City Of Claremont

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 126081488

Report ID: 0950644

Date Opened: 04/05/2001

Site Address:
City Of Claremont
215 Cornell Ave.
Claremont, CA 91711

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 880, Claremont, CA 91711

Union Status: Union

SIC:4953

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/14/2001

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/26/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362558728

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3			6		9
Current Violations				9		9
Initial Penalty	$24,750	$0	$0	$1,775	$0	$26,525
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,350	$0	$1,350
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
1.	01001	Other	342 A	09/14/2001	10/14/2001	$300	$375	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	5194 E01	09/14/2001	10/14/2001	$0	$185	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Other	25100004	09/14/2001	10/14/2001	$150	$280	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01004	Other	23400023	09/14/2001	10/14/2001	$0	$280	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01005	Other	6151 C01	09/14/2001	10/14/2001	$0	$280	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	01006	Other	3203 A07 F	09/14/2001	10/14/2001	$0	$375	$0	I - Informal Settlement
7.	02001	Other	4075 A	09/14/2001	09/30/2001	$300	$3,375	$0	I - Informal Settlement
8.	03001	Other	3578 G	09/14/2001	09/30/2001	$300	$3,375	$0	I - Informal Settlement
9.	04001	Other	4344 D	09/14/2001	09/30/2001	$300	$18,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 126081488

Event: 01/02/2001

Employee injured when hand crushed by loading arm

At 12:20 p.m. on January 2, 2001, Employee #1, a worker for the City of Claremont, was seriously injured while standing on the side of a trash truck in operation by a driver. Employee #1 had worked for the City of Claremont since May 19, 2000. Employee #1 worked as a swamper to watch out for the driver of a trash truck and to assist the driver by positioning the trash bins to be picked up. Employee #1 was standing on the side of the trash truck while the driver was lifting the loading arm and fork in preparation to drive to the next stop to pick up a trash bin. During the investigation, it was found that the injured and other employees were not trained nor instructed with respect to the safety hazards associated with riding on the step of a trash truck in motion and with riding on the step when the loading arm and fork were in motion. In practice, most of the swampers were riding on the step of the trash collecting truck while the truck moved from one trash bin to another trash bin. Grab handles were not provided for the employees riding on the step of the trash truck. Employee #1's left hand was placed on the arm of the front loader truck. While distracted by a lady yelling from the Boardwalk Apartment, the ring finger and the little finger of his left hand were crushed between the loading arm and the fork of the trash truck. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: LOADING, GARBAGE TRUCK, FINGER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, ARM

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126081488			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported

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