Inspection Detail

Inspection: 107543761 - General Ship Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Boston South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 107543761

Report ID: 0111400

Date Opened: 01/05/1993

Site Address:
General Ship Corporation
300 Northern Avenue
Boston, MA 02210

Mailing Address:
400 Border Street, Boston, MA 02128

Union Status: Union

SIC:3731

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/29/1993

Planning Guide: Safety-Maritime

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/05/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	901753145	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
Current Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
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	19150111 A	02/03/1993	02/16/1993	$2,500	$2,500	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 660456

Event: 01/05/1993

Employee undergoes multiple leg fractures from breaking rope

During a dry dock operation in a shipyard, a section of a nylon rope was used to move a caisson into position using a capstan operated by adjacent ON/OFF controls. The rope was under severe tension and broke, striking Employee #1 in the lower leg, and then wrapping itself around his torso, severely bruising him from the waist to the chest. Employee #1's leg was fractured in six places.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SHIPYARD, ROPE, WORK RULES, OVERLOADED, TORSO, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, STRUCK BY, CONTUSION, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107543761			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Machinists

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