Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310824859 - Saputo Cheese Usa Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 310824859

Report ID: 0950625

Date Opened: 03/04/2008

Site Address:
Saputo Cheese Usa Inc
901 E Levin Ave
Tulare, CA 93274

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2022

NAICS: 311513/Cheese Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/04/2008

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/26/2010

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362056046

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$18,000
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	Serious	3664 B	07/18/2008	07/23/2008	$0	$18,000	$0	08/14/2008	D - Govt Dismissed	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201490794

Event: 02/08/2008

Forklift Operator Fractures Ankle and Degloves Heel

At 6:15 p.m. on February 8, 2008, Employee #1 was driving a forklift at a cheese manufacturing facility in Visalia, CA. Using a Clark dockstocker forklift, with Serial Number ESN247-0617, she had taken a pallet of cheese to the facility's warehouse. She was making a three-point turn, when she backed into a crash post. Her left foot was crushed between the forklift and the post. She was transported to the Community Regional Medical Center in Fresno, CA, for treatment for a fractured ankle and the degloving of her left heel.

Keywords: FRACTURE, IND TRK OPERATOR, WAREHOUSE, DEGLOVED, STRUCK AGAINST, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, LOST CONTROL, ANKLE, BACKING UP, FOOT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310824859			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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