Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310199526 - Puretek Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office

Inspection Nr: 310199526

Report ID: 0950643

Date Opened: 12/04/2007

Site Address:
Puretek Corporation
1245 Aviation Place
San Fernando, CA 91340

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2844

NAICS: 325611/Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/08/2008

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/03/2009

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102537347

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$300	$0	$300
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$300	$0	$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	Note
1.	01001	Other	3668 D01 D	04/25/2008	05/12/2008	$300	$300	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	3203 A06 B	02/08/2008	03/12/2008	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202465944

Event: 11/05/2007

Employee Is Injured When Pinned Between Desk and Truck

At approximately 11:40 a.m. on November 5, 2007, an employee was driving an electric stand-up forklift truck in a warehouse and stopped five feet from an unoccupied desk. The employee stepped out from the back of the truck and his right arm accidently hit the lever that caused the back of the truck to back into the desk. According to a coworker, the forklift driver was able to get his foot down but then he stepped back up. The employee was pinned between the desk and the truck. He had a puncture wound to the left calf of his leg and was hospitalized just over 25 hours. The stand-up forklift had the following identification: Rental Toyota 7BU18, Serial Number 32649, Maximum Capacity 3,500 lbs.

Keywords: PINNED, CAUGHT BETWEEN, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, LACERATION, TRUCK, LEG, PUNCTURE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310199526			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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