Inspection Detail

Inspection: 301185369 - George G. Sharp Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Washington Area Office

Inspection Nr: 301185369

Report ID: 1032300

Date Opened: 10/26/1998

Site Address:
George G. Sharp Inc.
2450 Wycoff Way, Bldg 550, Psns
Bremerton, WA 98314

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 4730, Bremerton, WA 98312

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3731

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/19/1998

Emphasis: L:Ship, S:Shipyards

Case Closed: 02/22/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101580132

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	5					5
Current Violations	4					4
Initial Penalty	$15,300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$15,300
Current Penalty	$10,800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,800
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	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	01/13/1999	02/15/1999	$4,500	$4,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Serious	5A0001	01/13/1999	02/15/1999	$4,500	$4,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003A	Serious	19150073 E	01/13/1999	02/15/1999	$2,250	$2,250	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01003B	Serious	19150152 B04	01/13/1999	02/15/1999	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01004	Serious	19150098 A	01/13/1999	02/23/1999	$1,800	$1,800	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	01005	Serious	19150111 B	01/13/1999	02/15/1999	$2,250	$2,250	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201580099

Event: 10/26/1998

Employee dies after being struck by wire rope

On October 26, 1998, Employee #1 and six other employees were working at the Navy Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility at Puget Sound Naval Ship Yard. The employees were disconnecting the mooring chains of the USS Abstract: New Jersey from the pier in order to move the ship to another pier. The employees were in the process of bringing the mooring chains up along side of the ship to be secured. They were using a combination of wire rope pennants connected by shackles and a chain fall to lift the chains. The wire rope was bent around a cleat on top of a manila stopper. The stopper was used to support the load when it was required to remove a wire rope pennant. At the time of the accident, there was trouble getting the shackle past the horn of the cleat. The shackle is believed to have pinched the manila line at the cleat, causing the manila stopper to break. Employee #1, working on the first deck, was operating the chain fall and had stepped forward into the bight of the line. He extended this head over the wire rope at the same time that the stopper broke. When the stopper broke the wire rope sprang up and struck the employee in the neck and head area causing an occipital dislocation. The employee was air lifted to Harbor View Medical center where he died several hours later.

Keywords: REPAIR, SHIPYARD, WIRE ROPE, BUILDING, DISLOCATED, SHIP, NECK, STRUCK BY, EQUIPMENT APPROVAL, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301185369			Fatality	Dislocation	Laborers, except construction

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