Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300783917 - Unified Western Grocers Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 300783917

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 11/07/2003

Site Address:
Unified Western Grocers Inc
5300 Sheila St
Commerce, CA 90040

Mailing Address:
5200 Sheila St, Commerce, CA 90040

Union Status: Union

SIC:4225

NAICS: 493110/General Warehousing and Storage

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/11/2004

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/05/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362461089

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				3		3
Current Violations				3		3
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$2,200	$0	$2,200
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,300	$0	$1,300
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
1.	01001	Other	3203 B01	02/11/2004	03/02/2004	$325	$400	$0	03/12/2004	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	3650 S07	02/11/2004	03/02/2004	$325	$800	$0	03/12/2004	F - Formal Settlement
3.	01003	Other	3650 S05	02/11/2004	03/02/2004	$650	$1,000	$0	03/12/2004	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 300783917

Event: 10/19/2003

Employee Fractures Ankle While Driving Forklift

At approximately 9:00 p.m. on October 19, 2003, Employee #1, a grocery order selector, was hand loading cases of food onto pallets, and then delivering them to the docking area, using a standup forklift. Employee #1 received training on how to operate industrial trucks and he was authorized to operate the standup forklift. He was driving an empty standup forklift full speed eastbound along rack line D, toward the receiving dock, when he observed that there was another forklift traveling toward him on the same route with a load. In order to yield the way for the other forklift, he slowed down and attempted to cut through a cross way between rack line D and F, and continued heading toward the receiving dock. As he took his hand off the control and his foot off the brake pedal, he steered to the right, and the forklift continued to slide. He stuck his left foot outside of the operating platform. His foot hit the metal rack and became pinned under the brake pedal. He sustained a broken left ankle and was hospitalized for his injury.

Keywords: PLATFORM, FRACTURE, BRAKE, WAREHOUSE, STRUCK AGAINST, CAUGHT BETWEEN, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STORAGE AREA, ANKLE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300783917			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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