Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1577879.015 - Henry Avocado Corporation
Inspection Information - Office: Fremont District Office
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
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 1864743 |
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 |
# | 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
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
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 1577879.015 | 63 | M | Hospitalized injury | Truck drivers, light |