Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119865145 - United States Container Corp

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 119865145

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 05/24/1995

Site Address:
United States Container Corp
2465 Fruitland Ave
Vernon, CA 90058

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5085

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/02/1995

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/27/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362167058

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,400	$0	$1,400
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$800	$0	$800
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	3664 A01	06/02/1995	06/02/1995	$600	$600	$0		A - Amendment	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Other	3664 A09	06/02/1995	06/02/1995	$800	$800	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170736219

Event: 12/06/1994

Employee's leg crushed in fall from overturning forklift

At approximately 6:30 p.m. on December 6, 1994, Employee #1, a stacker for a company that distributes drums, fell off a forklift truck while making a fast right turn. The vehicle landed on his right leg, crushing it. Employee #1 was taken to White Memorial Hospital, Los Angeles, CA, and hospitalized. Employee #1 was untrained and was driving too fast. The employer was cited for two general violations: T8CCR 3664(a)(1) and 3664(a)(9).

Keywords: SPEEDING, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, SHARP TURN, RUN OVER, UNTRAINED, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119865145			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec

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