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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 120301536 - Boeing Company
Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office
Site Address:
Boeing Company
2401 E Wardlow Road Mc C054-0428
Long Beach, CA 90807
Mailing Address:
2401 E Wardlow Road Mc C054-0428, Long Beach, CA 90807
Union Status: Union
SIC:3721
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 04/30/1999
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 06/15/2000
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362401614 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $5,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,125 | $0 | $6,125 |
| Current Penalty | $5,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,000 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Other | 342 A | 05/13/1999 | 06/07/1999 | $0 | $375 | $0 | 06/21/1999 | J - ALJ Decision | Citation has been deleted. |
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 3203 B02 | 05/13/1999 | 06/07/1999 | $0 | $375 | $0 | 06/21/1999 | J - ALJ Decision | Citation has been deleted. |
| 3. | 01003 | Other | 3203 A07 | 05/13/1999 | 06/07/1999 | $0 | $375 | $0 | 06/21/1999 | J - ALJ Decision | Citation has been deleted. |
| 4. | 02001 | Serious | 3212 A01 | 05/13/1999 | 05/24/1999 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $0 | 06/21/1999 | J - ALJ Decision |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 5:45 p.m. on February 11, 1999, Employee #1, an aircraft mechanic, and his coworker/supervisor were setting up railing cables on the aft side (inboard end) of a C-17 aircraft wing. Employee #1 was pulling the cable from the spool and walking with it while the coworker guided the cable out of the spool, which was mounted at the end of the wing. While they did this, two other coworkers were at the outboard end, fixing the cable. As Employee #1 was pulling the cable, it became entangled. Employee #1 asked the supervisor to clear the cable and the supervisor complied, whereupon Employee #1 completed pulling the cable on the forward side and then repeated the process on the aft side. As he was walking backward with the cable, his left foot stepped in the 13 in. by 18 in. oval tank access hole at station #116; he fell on his left elbow, which prevented him from falling in further. Coworkers held him until paramedics arrived and rescued him. Employee #1 sustained a fractured left ulna and was transported to Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, where he was hospitalized for 28 hours. The 14 access holes on the wing where the men were working were not guarded. Further, Employee #1 had never done this kind of work before and had not been trained for this kind of operation.
Keywords: AIRCRAFT, FRACTURE, WORK RULES, MECHANIC, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, ELBOW, WALKING BACKWARD, UNTRAINED, UNGUARDED
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 120301536 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Aircraft mechanics, excluding engine |