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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 316211549 - Express Contractors Inc
Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office
Site Address:
Express Contractors Inc
11625 Industry Ave
Fontana, CA 92337
Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 310279, Fontana, CA 92331
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:3281
NAICS: 327991/Cut Stone and Stone Product Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 08/28/2013
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 11/13/2013
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 102755642 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $16,200 | $0 | $0 | $810 | $0 | $17,010 |
| Current Penalty | $7,310 | $0 | $0 | $810 | $0 | $8,120 |
| 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 | 3203 A04 | 08/28/2013 | 09/02/2013 | $650 | $650 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 3668 F | 08/28/2013 | 09/02/2013 | $160 | $160 | $0 | - | ||
| 3. | 02001 | Serious | 3704 | 08/28/2013 | 09/02/2013 | $7,310 | $16,200 | $0 | 09/16/2013 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 6:00 a.m. on April 30, 2013, Employee #1 and two coworkers were unloading bundles of granite slabs from a container of a trailer using a forklift (Model Number S135XL) 7,700 lbs. capacity. The employees removed three bundles from the container while a coworker was operating the fork lift. The employee went inside the container to strap and secure numbers 4 and 5 bundles to separate them from numbers 6 and 7 bundles to be pulled near the trailer container door. Employee #1 and a coworker strapped and secured numbers 4 and 5 bundles against the driver side wall of the container and cut the wood braces that separated numbers 6 and 7 from numbers 4 and 5. After a coworker cut off the braces, the other coworker came out of the container while Employee #1 remained inside behind the void space created by pulling numbers 6 and 7 to the door. Employee #1 did not secure and strap number 6 before the forks were pulled off. As the coworker operating the forklift, removed the forks to go on top of the number 6 bundle to lift and pull it out of the container the bundles started falling toward the driver side wall and ripped the securing straps. The bundles fell, pinning Employee #1 between the falling slabs and the corner of the container. Employee #1 was transported to an area hospital, where he was treated for fracture to his left hip. The employee remained hospitalized.
Keywords: LOADING, FRACTURE, PINNED, INTERMODAL CONTAINER, FALL, HIP
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 316211549 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Laborers, except construction |