Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1346033.015 - E. Vasquez Distributors, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office

Inspection Nr: 1346033.015

Report ID: 0950643

Date Opened: 09/12/2018

Site Address:
E. Vasquez Distributors, Inc.
4524 East Pleasant Valley Rd.
Oxnard, CA 93032

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 1748, Oxnard, CA 93032

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 321920/Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 12/14/2018

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/04/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1376501

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$9,900	$0	$0	$275	$0	$10,175
Current Penalty	$3,710	$0	$0	$275	$0	$3,985
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	461(C)	12/14/2018		$275	$275	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Serious	3241(C)	12/14/2018	01/04/2019	$3,710	$9,900	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 111618.015

Event: 06/20/2018

Employee lacerates forehead when struck by pallet

At 5:30 p.m. on June 20, 2018, an employee was tilting a conveyor towards a sorting machine when one of the pallets fell from the stack and struck him. The employee moved himself to the other side near the repair area and laid down where a coworker discovered him lying on the ground unconscious. The employee sustained a laceration to his forehead and had some bleeding from his mouth. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Conveyor, Falling Object, Forehead, Laceration, Pallet, Struck By, Unconsciousness

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1346033.015	44	M	Hospitalized injury

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