Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126208578 - Commercial Transfer, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Labor Enforcement Task Force (Letf) Unit - South

Inspection Nr: 126208578

Report ID: 0950645

Date Opened: 03/12/1997

Site Address:
Commercial Transfer, Inc.
North Hwy 58, 1 Mi E I-5
Buttonwillow, CA 93206

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 12004, Fresno, CA 93776

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4213

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/29/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/21/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362484412

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170894794

Event: 03/05/1997

Employee's ribs fractured when struck by falling pipe

Employee #1, a truck driver for Commercial Transfer, Inc., was delivering a load of 20 ft long by 12 in. diameter PVC pipe to a construction site. He inspected the load to make sure the steel bands holding the pipes were still attached, and then removed the chains from the load. Employee #1 moved away from the truck to roll up his straps. As a backhoe operator began to unload the pipes, the steel bands broke and the pipes rolled off the truck. One pipe struck Employee #1 in the chest while another landed on his ankle. He sustained two broken ribs.

Keywords: DELIVERY WORK, FRACTURE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, RIB, OFF LOADING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, TRUCK DRIVER, UNSTABLE LOAD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126208578			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Truck drivers, heavy

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