Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119848646 - Owen'S Brockway

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 119848646

Report ID: 0950644

Date Opened: 10/23/1992

Site Address:
Owen'S Brockway
1331 East Philadelphia Avenue
Pomona, CA 91766

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3221

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/23/1993

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/25/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362270522

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
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	Serious	3664 A17	03/23/1993	04/15/1993	$2,500	$5,000	$0		A - Amendment

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170729099

Event: 10/04/1992

Employee pinned between forklift and pallet turntable

At about 1:15 p.m. on October 4, 1992, according to the plant safety director, Employee #1, of Owens-Brockway, was driving Clark forklift #14 with a pallet load. He placed the load on a turntable in the palletizer area of the plant, backed off, and alighted the lift to adjust the wrap on the turntable when the forklift suddenly started to move toward him. He was pinned between the forklift and the turntable and fractured both ankles. Employee #1 did not set the emergency brake before getting out of the forklift and he did not put the gear in park. According to Employee #1, the emergency brake was not working that day and caused the accident. During the inspection, the employee operating the forklift said that the brakes were functioning O.K.

Keywords: FRACTURE, BRAKE, UNSECURED, PINNED, WORK RULES, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, ANKLE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119848646			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Packaging and filling machine operators

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