Inspection Detail

Inspection: 305111601 - Westfall Stevedore Company

Inspection Information - Office: San Francisco Ro

Inspection Nr: 305111601

Report ID: 0935000

Date Opened: 06/03/2002

Site Address:
Westfall Stevedore Company
M/V Ibis Arrow
Eureka, CA 95501

Mailing Address:
722 West Washington, P.O. Box 2001, Eureka, CA 95502

Union Status: Union

SIC:4491

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/04/2002

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/20/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101780336

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$2,250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,250
Current Penalty	$1,125	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,125
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	Serious	5A0001	07/08/2002	07/11/2002	$1,125	$1,125	$0	08/01/2002	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Serious	19180055 C01	07/08/2002	07/11/2002	$1,125	$1,125	$0	08/01/2002	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201780426

Event: 06/02/2002

Employee is killed when pinned between gantry crane and rack

On June 2, 2002, Employee #1, a supervisor, was overseeing the break bulk loading of lumber on a 640 ft long vessel. There were two gantry cranes on the vessel, each with four legs that straddled the holds and ran along rails on the starboard and port sides of the weather deck. Employee #1 and a third mate were conversing while standing on the forward side of a hatch cover next a hold that was being loaded with lumber. The third mate then moved away and returned approximately 10 minutes later and found Employee #1's body pinned between a leg of the gantry crane and a metal rack that was attached to the side of the hatch that held the crane's power cord. Employee #1 was dead.

Keywords: LONGSHORING, SHIPYARD, PINNED, WORK RULES, GANTRY CRANE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, SHIP, FALL, STRUCK BY, CRANE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305111601			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Stevedores

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