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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 300756376 - Stevedoring Services Of America
Inspection Information - Office: Ca Long Beach District Office
Site Address:
Stevedoring Services Of America
1521 Harbor Scenic Drive
Long Beach, CA 90802
Mailing Address:
1521 Pier C Street, Long Beach, CA 90813
Union Status: Union
SIC:4491
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 11/24/1998
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 07/25/2000
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362030728 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $465 | $0 | $465 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $185 | $0 | $185 |
| 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 | 3203 A | 12/01/1998 | 12/29/1998 | $0 | $280 | $0 | 01/11/1999 | J - ALJ Decision | |
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 3466 I | 12/01/1998 | 12/29/1998 | $185 | $185 | $0 | 01/11/1999 | J - ALJ Decision |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 6:30 a.m. on June 29, 1998, Employee #1, a swingman working in a marine terminal, used the personnel basket on a container lifting beam to access the top of a container on a ship. The entrances on each end of the basket were guarded by spring-loaded swing gates that opened inward. The top rails running across the beam were 42 in. above the deck of the personnel basket, but the upper railings of the swing gates were only 40 1/2 in. above the basket's deck. The beam had been pulled in for 20 ft containers and, as it was lowered toward the bay, one corner of the beam became caught on an adjacent container and then fell free. This caused the beam to gyrate and Employee #1 fell out of the personnel basket onto a container. He was killed. Employee #1 was not wearing a safety belt or harness; he also had a blood alcohol level of 0.190 at the time of the accident.
Keywords: LONGSHORING, HOISTING MECHANISM, WORK RULES, SAFETY BELT, CAUGHT BY, INTOXICATED, SHIP, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 300756376 | Fatality | Other | Stevedores |