Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309423507 - Mt Hood Beverage Company

Inspection Information - Office: Eugene

Inspection Nr: 309423507

Report ID: 1054114

Date Opened: 07/10/2006

Site Address:
Mt Hood Beverage Company
4011 Industrial Ave
Springfield, OR 97478

Mailing Address:
3601 Nw Yeon Ave, Portland, OR 97210

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5181

NAICS: 424810/Beer and Ale Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/20/2006

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/30/2006

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
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	701076507 C A	08/04/2006	09/04/2006	$0	$0	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	701076507 C B	08/04/2006	09/04/2006	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201203221

Event: 07/06/2006

Employee Fractures Leg in Collision of Two Pallet Jacks

At approximately 7:00 p.m. on July 6, 2006, Employee #1 was working at Mt. Hood Beverage Warehouse in Springfield, OR. 7:00 p.m. was right at the beginning of the warehouse swing shift. Employee #1 had just started his shift, and the other person involved, his coworker, was at the end of his shift. Employee #1 and his coworker were each operating a motorized pallet jack known as a PE, possibly a Crown PE-series pallet jack. Employee #1 had stopped his pallet jack at the southeast corner of the four-way intersection of two aisles. He was either just stepping off or stepping back onto the pallet jack, when the other pallet jack and operator came down the intersecting aisle to make a turn into the aisle where Employee #1 was parked. The outer end of the coworker's pallet jack forks apparently struck Employee #1's left leg just above the ankle. His leg was pinned between the base of the standing platform on his pallet jack and the fork of the other pallet jack. It was then pushed under the platform, and the leg bones just above the left ankle were fractured and shattered. Two other employees were in the immediate area and saw the accident. They went to assist, with one going for the supervisor. The supervisor then transported Employee #1 to the hospital. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, IND TRK OPERATOR, PALLETIZED CARGO, WAREHOUSE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, COLLISION, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, PALLET, LEG, POOR VISIBILITY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309423507			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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