Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300778339 - Choice One Foods, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 300778339

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 11/09/2001

Site Address:
Choice One Foods, Inc.
4020 Compton Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90011

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2011

NAICS: 311611/Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/05/2002

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/05/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101050623

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201056223

Event: 10/02/2001

Employee injured when forklift collides with pole

At approximately 10:00 p.m. on October 2, 2001, Employee #1, employed by Labor Ready Southwest, Inc., and contracted to work at Choice One Foods, Inc., a company that prepares and packages meat and other food products for distribution, was working as a forklift driver. He was operating a Yale forklift, Serial Number Z945W05396Y, and was transporting a pallet loaded with flour from the shipping/receiving dock to the freezer. The employee collided with a metal pole as he attempted to steer the forklift toward Door 2 (the "In" door) of the freezer. His foot was caught between the forklift and the metal pole. Employee #1 received a crushing injury to his left foot, which was later amputated.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FOOD PREPARATION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, PALLET, FOOT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300778339			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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