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Inspection: 126162999 - Union Ice Company

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

 

Inspection Nr: 126162999
Report ID: 0950642
Date Opened: 08/13/1997

Site Address:
Union Ice Company
6100 E Sheila St
Commerce, CA 90040

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:5199

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/25/1997

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/16/1998

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 362534851
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 3 3
Current Violations 3 3
Initial Penalty $0 $0 $0 $820 $0 $820
Current Penalty $0 $0 $0 $820 $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 3660 A 10/14/1997 11/16/1997 $135 $135 $0 -  
2. 01002 Other 3203 A 7 E 10/14/1997 11/16/1997 $135 $135 $0 -  
3. 01003 Other 3650 U 10/14/1997 10/31/1997 $550 $550 $0 -  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170633879
Event: 08/04/1997
Employee's skull fractured when struck by flying hook

At approximately 2:30 p.m. on August 4, 1997, Employee #1, of The Union Ice Company, Los Angeles, CA, was removing an old ice-drying belt. He fastened the metal hook with nylon rope and a link of the chain. When the rope was pulled backward by a forklift truck, the link broke and the flying hook struck Employee #1 on the head. He suffered a fractured skull and was hospitalized for 12 days and then treated as an outpatient.

Keywords: CHAIN, FRACTURE, HEAD, MAINTENANCE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, SKULL, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 126162999 Hospitalized injury Fracture Engineers, n.e.c.
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