Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125690925 - Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 125690925

Report ID: 0950625

Date Opened: 05/13/2003

Site Address:
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
1300 S F St
Porterville, CA 93257

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4231

NAICS: 488490/Other Support Activities for Road Transportation

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/28/2003

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/30/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362094732

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$5,000	$0	$23,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,000	$0	$1,000
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	342 A	08/15/2003	08/31/2003	$0	$5,000	$0	09/16/2003	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.
2.	02001	Other	3650 S05	08/15/2003	08/31/2003	$1,000	$18,000	$0	09/16/2003	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201083946

Event: 04/25/2003

Employee injured when toes amputated in fork lift accident

On April 25, 2003, a serious injury occurred in the warehouse area of the Wal Mart distribution center. Employee #1, a fork lift operator, was moving merchandise and was backing up with his lift. These lifts are the type where the operator stands up at the controls. While backing up Employee #1 had his left foot outside the running lines of the lift and ran into a pipe guard bollard that was at Door Number 160. This resulted in the amputation of two toes of the left foot. Employee #1 was taken to Sierra View Hospital for emergency treatment.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, GUARDRAIL, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, TOE, FOOT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125690925			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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