Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119823987 - Whittier Fertilizer Company

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 119823987

Report ID: 0950644

Date Opened: 09/12/2002

Site Address:
Whittier Fertilizer Company
9441 Kruse Road
Pico-Rivera, CA 90660

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 596, Pico-Rivera, CA 90660

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5191

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 10/04/2002

Planning Guide: Health-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/15/2005

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362551921

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$135	$0	$135
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$135	$0	$135
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	3660 A	10/04/2002	10/30/2002	$135	$135	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201796083

Event: 08/28/2002

Employee Is Crushed When Pinned by Forklift Mast

On August 28, 2002, Employee #1, a forklift driver for a landscape supply company, parked his vehicle in front of a 20-ft-long by 8-ft-high storage container. He climbed up onto the dashboard of the forklift, slipped through the mast, and reached up to the top of the container for a section of conveyor belt. As he did this, he inadvertently engaged the mast tilt function and the mast moved backward, pinning him against the frame of the forklift. He called to a coworker, who disengaged the lever and freed him. Employee #1 was hospitalized at Beverly Hospital for a crushed abdomen. Employee #1 later stated that he was aware that he was breaking a company safety rule by climbing through the mast.

Keywords: ABDOMEN, IND TRK OPERATOR, PINNED, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119823987			Hospitalized injury	Other	Laborers, except construction

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