Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1456283.015 - Kauai Freight Service Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Hi-E-Honolulu

Inspection Nr: 1456283.015

Report ID: 0951510

Date Opened: 01/16/2020

Site Address:
Kauai Freight Service Inc.
5516 Koloa Road
Koloa, HI 96756

Mailing Address:
P.O.Box 1866, Lihue, HI 96766

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 488510/Freight Transportation Arrangement

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 01/17/2020

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/10/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1533152	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$3,500	$0	$3,500
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$3,500	$0	$3,500
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	12.52.1-1(E)	02/27/2020		$3,500	$3,500	$0		Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 123648.015

Event: 05/28/2019

Employee fractures leg when struck by defective clamp

At 10:00 a.m. on May 28, 2019, an employee was was using a self-made "C-Clamp" as a pallet puller while setting up the last two pallets of groceries from the back of a shipping container. As a coworker operated a forklift to pull the pallets, the "C-clamp" came loose from the pallet and struck the employee's leg. The employee incurred a fractured tibia and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Container, Containerized Cargo, Forklift, Fracture, Hoisting Mechanism, Industrial Truck, Leg, Malfunction, Material Handling, Metal container, Pallet, Palletized Cargo, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Struck By, Tibia

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1456283.015	47	M	Hospitalized injury		Driver-sales workers

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