Since 2000, OSHA inspectors have visited Triangle Distributing Co. in California 2 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Nov 2, 2015 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Whittier.
In all, OSHA issued 5 citation items: 5 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $25,810; today they stand at $4,210, 84% less.
Among wholesale employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,427 penalty. Triangle Distributing Co. averages $310 across 1 cited inspection.
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Triangle Distributing Co. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Inspection 341044550 OPENED NOV 2, 2015Closed
Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 40 employees at the site · Closed May 25, 2016
11825 East Whittier Boulevard, Whittier, CA 90601 · Beer and Ale Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Nov 2, 2015 (fatal): Employee falls through floor opening and is killed
At 8:20 a.m. on November 29, 2015, an employee was delivering palletized product. The employee used the company-provided, electric pallet jack (Make: Caterpillar / Model: WP4500 / Serial No: 90236597) to unload product from delivery truck through one of two loading dock doors. The employee unloaded 4 pallets using the employer-provided, diamond-plate ramp spanning the gap between the vehicle and the dock. The employee was walking in front of the 5th pallet when he attempted to cross the floor opening just left of the ramp. The employee stepped into the floor opening causing him to fall forward and seriously injury his left leg and he later died.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 3212(A)(1) |
Other-than-serious | $310 | $310 | Apr 29, 2016 | Final |
Incident on Mar 30, 2000: Employee's leg crushed between pallets and pallet jack
At approximately 8:30 a.m. on March 30, 2000, Employee #1, a warehouseman for an independent beer distributor, was standing adjacent to a parked pallet jack tha t he had been using when a coworker approached operating a Nissan propane forkli ft, CPJO2-2A-25PV, chassis # CPJO2-9P1151. The coworker was pushing four pallets stacked with cases of beer across the floor when he ran into Employee #1's pall et jack. The pallet jack spun around and crushed Employee #1's lower leg against the pallets being pushed by the coworker. Employee #1 was hospitalized for trea tment of a spiral fracture of the distal tibia.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 470 A |
Other-than-serious | $375 | $300 | Sep 20, 2000 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 3203 B02 |
Other-than-serious | $375 | $300 | Sep 20, 2000 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 5185 L |
Other-than-serious | $6,750 | $2,700 | Sep 20, 2000 | Final |
| Citation 3, item 1 29 CFR 3664 A11 |
Other-than-serious | $18,000 | $600 | Sep 20, 2000 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2018, the Santa Fe Springs site logged 19 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 220 workers: 10.1 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.7 for its industry. Those cases cost 929 days away from work.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.
