Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1577879.015 - Henry Avocado Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Fremont District Office

Inspection Nr: 1577879.015

Report ID: 0950612

Date Opened: 02/11/2022

Site Address:
Henry Avocado Corporation
1141 Montague Expressway
Milpitas, CA 95035

Mailing Address:
2208 Harmony Grove Road, Escondido, CA 92029

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 424480/Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/20/2022

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/06/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1864743

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$2,700	$0	$2,700
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$2,700	$0	$2,700
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	23400016 A	05/23/2022		$1,350	$1,350	$0		Z - Issued
2.	01002	Other	3203(A)(4)	05/23/2022		$1,350	$1,350	$0		Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 143671.015

Event: 02/08/2022

Pallet jack operator fractures hip in fall onto cooler floor

At 10:30 a.m. on February 8, 2022, an employee was working for a firm that grew and distributed avocados throughout the area. He drove light trucks. The firm was shipping pallets of avocados for the upcoming Super Bowl. The employee was operating a Nissan UniCarrier rider pallet jack carrying an order of avocados. He was inside a cooler. The pallet jack stopped automatically after it struck an angle iron located along the edges of the floor of the cooler. The employee got off the pallet jack and started walking away, when he fell over the guide rail, onto the epoxy floor. His right leg struck an angle iron when he fell. He suffered a hip fracture. He was hospitalized. He reported no problems with the pallet jack, and he was a certified operator. The local fire department reported the incident to DOSH by phone on February 8, 2022. The employer reported the incident on February 9, 2022. By the time of the investigation, the scene of the incident had been changed.

Keywords: Fall, Fall On Same Level, Food Handling, Fracture, Hip, Ind Trk Operator, Industrial Truck, Leg, Pallet Jack, Palletized Cargo, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Riding on Equipment, Struck Against

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1577879.015	63	M	Hospitalized injury		Truck drivers, light

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