Inspection Detail

Inspection: 107075236 - Long Beach Naval Shipyard

Inspection Information - Office: San Francisco Ro

Inspection Nr: 107075236

Report ID: 0935000

Date Opened: 02/28/1996

Site Address:
Long Beach Naval Shipyard
Drydock #3
Long Beach, CA 90822

Mailing Address:
300 Skipjack Road, Long Beach, CA 90822

Union Status: Union

SIC:9711

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership:

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/29/1996

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/27/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360150742

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2	1				3
Current Violations	2	1				3
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100178 A04	05/31/1996	06/26/1996	$0	$0	$0	-
2.	01002	Serious	19150114 C	05/31/1996	07/18/1996	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	02001	Willful	19150071 J03	05/31/1996	07/18/1996	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 107075236

Event: 02/26/1996

One killed, two injured when knocked from staging

Employees #1 through #3 were making repairs on the USS David Ray in dry dock #3 at the Long Beach Naval Shipyard. The rails on the 13 ft 8 in. high staging on the scaffold erected next to the ship had been removed so a fair water could be installed. An Ingersoll Rand forklift, serial #143726JF, and a chain fall, serial #H1558, were used to lift the fair water. Employee #1 had raised the chain fall to pull up the fair water, but the top hook of the chain fall hook was not secured. He was struck by the fair water and fell from the scaffold onto the forklift tire, and then head first to the dry dock deck. Employee #1 died later that morning. Employee #2 became caught between the scaffold railing and the fair water; he sustained mental trauma, bruises, contusions, and a strained back and right shoulder. Employee #3 had been trying to hold the fair water in place with his right hand when it broke loose, swinging him around and knocking him off the scaffold. He caught hold of one of the rails and suffered a strained right shoulder. None of the employees were using fall protection.

Keywords: REPAIR, SHOULDER, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, STRUCK BY, CONTUSION, SCAFFOLD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107075236	Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported
2	107075236	Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Occupation not reported
3	107075236	Non Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Occupation not reported

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