Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120129176 - Consolidated Freightways

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 120129176

Report ID: 0950635

Date Opened: 05/13/1994

Site Address:
Consolidated Freightways
21300 S Wilmington Ave
Carson, CA 90810

Mailing Address:
175 Linfield Drive, Menlo Park, CA 94025

Union Status: Union

SIC:4213

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/23/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/01/2010

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362020489

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			2		4
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$10,000	$0	$0	$370	$0	$10,370
Current Penalty	$450	$0	$0	$370	$0	$820
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	3650 D	08/23/1994	09/07/1994	$185	$185	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	3660 A	08/23/1994	09/07/1994	$185	$185	$0		-
3.	02001	Serious	3664 A06	08/23/1994	08/26/1994	$0	$5,000	$0	10/05/1994	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
4.	03001	Serious	3650 N	08/23/1994	08/26/1994	$450	$5,000	$0	10/05/1994	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170358634

Event: 05/13/1994

Employee dies as one forklift falls off another

At about 1:00 a.m. on May 13, 1994, a 5,000 lb capacity Toyota forklift, model 5FDC25, serial #5FDCU25-70063, had come to a stop and would not go forward or backward. Employee #1 and a coworker, of Consolidated Freightways, a long distance trucking company, had used a Komatsu 25 forklift (name plate unreadable) to elevate the front end of the Toyota on the loading dock of the trucking facility. Employee #1 and the coworker then slid under the raised portion of the Toyota to try to remove some shrink wrap from the drive train. This was done without blocking the front end of the Toyota. Employee #1 told the coworker to move out of the way so that he could cut away the shrink wrap. The coworker came out from under the Toyota. As Employee #1 worked, the front end of the Toyota fell off the forks of the Komatsu and crushed Employee #1's upper chest. He died from internal injuries.

Keywords: CHEST, CHOCK, REPAIR, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120129176			Fatality	Fracture	Driver-sales workers

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