Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119797884 - Vito Transport Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 119797884

Report ID: 0950622

Date Opened: 04/16/1996

Site Address:
Vito Transport Inc.
Stanislaus Foods, 601 So. Riverside
Modesto, CA 95354

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 30308, Stockton, CA 95213

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4212

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/12/1996

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/24/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361672306
Accident	361672322

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170762595

Event: 04/16/1996

Employee killed when pinned between forklift and trailer

At 10:45 a.m. on April 16, 1996, Employee #1, the driver of a truck/trailer unit, was working with a forklift driver in the loading area of Warehouse 11, the haul and stage department. Employee #1 was responsible for unstrapping the side curtains of the canopied trailers so the forklift driver could load the palletized product onto the trailer units. The forklift driver watched Employee #1 open a set of curtains and leave the area. The driver then raised his load and began to enter the trailer bed, but stopped when he felt resistance against the forklift. When he backed away, Employee #1 fell to the ground. He had sustained a blunt force injury to the head and was killed. Apparently Employee #1 had reentered the area without the forklift driver's knowledge, and became pinned between the forklift and the trailer.

Keywords: LOADING, HEAD, WAREHOUSE, PINNED, WORK RULES, TRAILER TRUCK, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, TRAILER, COMMUNICATION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119797884			Fatality	Fracture	Truck drivers, heavy

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