Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300775731 - Universal Warehouses

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 300775731

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 09/06/2000

Site Address:
Universal Warehouses
3751 Seville Ave
Vernon, CA 90058

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4225

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/01/2001

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/26/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362611675

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				3		3
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,500	$0	$1,500
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$600	$0	$600
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	14301 A01	02/01/2001	02/19/2001	$0	$375	$0	03/30/2001	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Other	3203 B	02/01/2001	02/19/2001	$300	$375	$0	03/30/2001	F - Formal Settlement
3.	01003	Other	3664 A	02/01/2001	02/19/2001	$300	$750	$0	03/30/2001	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201054384

Event: 07/04/2000

Employee's ankle fractured by rolling forklift

At approximately 12:00 midnight on July 4, 2000, Employee #1, a forklift driver at a food container warehouse, was staging materials when his Mitsubishi FGC30 forklift stalled out. He was attempting to prime the engine when the forklift jumped into reverse and started to move, catching Employee #1's ankle between the truck's body and the mast. He suffered a compound fracture of his right ankle. Since there were no coworkers present, Employee #1 rolled the forklift over to a phone and called his supervisor at home, and then summoned 911. He was transported to White Memorial Hospital, where he underwent surgery and remained for three days. Subsequent investigation determined that the accident was the result of independent employee action. The employee disregarded his training and should have reported defective equipment to maintenance and not used the forklift instead of priming the engine. In addition, the brakes had not been set on the vehicle.

Keywords: FRACTURE, IND TRK OPERATOR, VEHICLE IN GEAR, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, MECH MAT HANDLING, UNMANNED, MECH MALFUNCTION, ANKLE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300775731			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Truck drivers, light

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