Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120302500 - Stevedoring Services Of America

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 120302500

Report ID: 0950635

Date Opened: 09/05/1999

Site Address:
Stevedoring Services Of America
1525 Pier F206
Long Beach, CA 90802

Mailing Address:
1525 Pier F, Long Beach, CA 90802

Union Status: Union

SIC:4491

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 12/20/1999

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/16/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362402265

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,000	$0	$1,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$560	$0	$560
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	Other	3241 C	12/30/1999	01/27/2000	$560	$1,000	$0	02/07/2000	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170588834

Event: 09/05/1999

Employee killed when struck by falling load of tires

Employee #1 and coworkers were unloading oversized tires from ship to shore at Pier F206, in Long Beach, CA. The load was the last one for their shift. Employee #1 and a coworker had unhooked the dock side of the crane sling and returned to the safety rig normally used for this operation. Without warning, Employee #1 stepped off the safety rig, looked at the base of the load, and then turned to head toward the warehouse. The tires fell on him, crushing his thorax and causing extensive internal bleeding. He was killed. Employee #1 was part of a discharge gang normally used to unload this type of cargo for the employer,

Keywords: CHEST, LONGSHORING, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, OFF LOADING, FALLING OBJECT, LOADING DOCK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120302500			Fatality	Fracture	Longshore equipment operators

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