Inspection Detail

Inspection: 301328563 - Winwell West Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 301328563

Report ID: 0950644

Date Opened: 08/08/2002

Site Address:
Winwell West Inc
15600 S Blackburn Ave
Norwalk, CA 90650

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4225

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/31/2002

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/01/2005

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362553760

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3			3		6
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$22,500	$0	$0	$1,095	$0	$23,595
Current Penalty	$12,600	$0	$0	$150	$0	$12,750
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	3203 B	10/31/2002	12/02/2002	$0	$275	$0	05/13/2003	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Other	3215 E	10/31/2002	12/02/2002	$0	$410	$0	05/13/2003	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
3.	01003	Other	5185 E	10/31/2002	12/02/2002	$0	$410	$0	05/13/2003	F - Formal Settlement
4.	02001	Other	5185 L	10/31/2002	11/14/2002	$150	$4,050	$0	05/13/2003	F - Formal Settlement
5.	03001	Serious	3203 A	10/31/2002	11/14/2002	$0	$4,050	$0	05/13/2003	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
6.	04001	Serious	3657 A	10/31/2002	11/14/2002	$12,600	$14,400	$0	05/13/2003	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201796166

Event: 08/07/2002

Employee Is Injured in Fall from Fork Lift

At approximately 5:45 p.m. on August 7, 2002, Employee #1 was standing on the forks of a forklift that were elevated, in order to retrieve some boxes that were wedged at the back of a storage rack. As he moved to the front of the pallet to reach the jammed boxes, the pallet tipped over and he fell 12 ft, landing on a concrete floor. Employee #1 was transported to St. Francis Hospital in Lynwood, CA, where he was hospitalized and treated for cracked ribs and a fractured and dislocated left hip. He was released twenty days later. During the accident investigation, it was revealed that the pallet on which Employee #1 was standing was not secured to the forks or to the mast of the forklift. Additionally, there were no guardrails in place. The supervisor was not present at the time of the accident, but apparently was aware of the use of fork-mounted pallets as elevated work platforms. The employer was cited for a violation of T8CCR 3657(a).

Keywords: FRACTURE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, RIB, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, LOST BALANCE, HIP, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301328563			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Laborers, except construction

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