Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126171578 - Cal Waste Industries

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 126171578

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 04/24/1998

Site Address:
Cal Waste Industries
2630 E Washington Bl
Los Angeles, CA 90023

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:4953

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/04/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/15/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362540221

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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 A05	09/04/1998	10/07/1998	$0	$0	$0	12/07/1998	W - Empr Withdrew	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201051810

Event: 04/13/1998

EMPLOYEES TOE CRUSHED BY FORK LIFT TRUCK

At approximately 3:30 p.m. on April 13, 1998, Employee #1, a quality control supervisor, was driving a Hyster Fork Lift Truck in the back yard of Cal-Waste Co. The employer is in the business of hauling and disposal of waste. There were no other employees near by on foot in the yard. Employee #1 was driving his fork lift truck backwards and his left foot was hanging outside the fork lift truck. Employee #2 was driving a Toyota Fork Lift Truck and was carrying a bin and his vision was obstructed as he was coming from a blind intersection. Employee #2 struck Employee #1 on his left toe crushing it. Employee #1 was taken to Alameda Medical Center for treatment and later transferred to U.S.C. Medical Center where he was hospitalized for four days. He received further treatment as an outpatient.

Keywords: CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, TOE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126171578			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors, n.e.c.

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