Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126118462 - United Airlines

Inspection Information - Office: Los Angeles District Office

Inspection Nr: 126118462

Report ID: 0950641

Date Opened: 05/08/1998

Site Address:
United Airlines
Lax
Los Angeles, CA 90045

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 92245, Los Angeles, CA 90009

Union Status: Union

SIC:4512

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/22/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/27/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362564585

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$425	$0	$425
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$425	$0	$425
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	342 A	09/21/1998	09/24/1998	$425	$425	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201160645

Event: 05/03/1998

EMPLOYEE SLIPS OFF CONVEYOR-FRACTURES UPPER VERTEBRAE

At approximately 7:30 p.m. on May 3, 1998, Employee #1, a ramp serviceman, injured his vertebrae at the International Ramp in Zone 3. Employee #1 was assigned to unload baggage from incoming planes and to load the baggage onto a series of conveyors leading to International Baggage Claim Area B. Shortly before the accident, he claimed that he tried the controls of the conveyor to make sure it was working properly. During the test, he noted the next set of conveyor belts was not moving because a torn piece of luggage was stuck along the conveyor. He then went inside the conveyor covers to remove the stuck piece. As he was removing the piece, he stepped off the conveyor and fell through the ceiling to the floor. The distance from the ceiling to the floor was about 12 feet. Paramedics came and transported him to a local hospital. Employee #1 was hospitalized and diagnosed with two fractured upper vertebrae.

Keywords: FRACTURE, AIRPORT, BELT, SLIP, CONVEYOR

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126118462			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.

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