Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310814330 - Wichert Tile Inc

Inspection Information - Office: San Diego District Office

Inspection Nr: 310814330

Report ID: 0950632

Date Opened: 01/02/2008

Site Address:
Wichert Tile Inc
690 Serpentine
Del Mar, CA 92014

Mailing Address:
41901 Carleton Way, Temecula, CA 92591

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1743

NAICS: 238340/Tile and Terrazzo Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/14/2008

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/22/2009

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101069953

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$18,000
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	3650 T	01/14/2008	01/17/2008	$600	$18,000	$0		J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201071768

Event: 11/29/2007

Employee's leg fractured when run over by forklift

At approximately 10:30 a.m. on November 29th, 2007, Employee #1 was helping to install slabs of marble at a private residence under construction. He was helping to control the sway of a large piece of marble that was suspended on the elevated forks of an industrial truck. The forklift operator moved forward and, due to his obstructed vision, was unaware that Employee #1 was near the vehicle's right front tire. The forklift ran over Employee #1's right leg. He sustained a fractured femur, which required surgical insertion of a titanium rod.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, FRACTURE, OBSTRUCTED VIEW, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, MECH MAT HANDLING, RUN OVER, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310814330			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; brickmasons, stonemasons, tilesetters

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