Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310210042 - Universal Maritime Service Corp.

Inspection Information - Office: Fort Lauderdale Area Office

Inspection Nr: 310210042

Report ID: 0418800

Date Opened: 09/22/2006

Site Address:
Universal Maritime Service Corp.
4000 Mcintosh Road
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 13041, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316

Union Status: Union

SIC:4491

NAICS: 488320/Marine Cargo Handling

Inspection Type: Planned

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/31/2007

Planning Guide: Safety-Maritime

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/06/2007

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$8,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	02/09/2007	02/22/2007	$4,000	$4,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Serious	19100178 L01 I	02/09/2007	02/22/2007	$4,000	$4,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200676260

Event: 09/27/2006

No Injuries Are Reported When Forklift and Truck Collide

On September 27, 2006, Employee #1 was working as a "port header" at Port Everglades, Florida, operating a Hyster Model Number 80 forklift, with Unit Number 2296 and Serial Number K005V01592Y. Employee #2, the president of a trucking company, was operating a Kenworth semi-truck. The model number of the Kenworth is not known. Employee #1's forklift was traveling in reverse after it had been used to load a heel box onto a flatbed trailer. It was struck by the semi-truck, which was traveling in the forward direction. The front left fender and fuel tank of the semi-truck hit the left rear side of the forklift behind the operator's cabin. No injuries were reported as a result of the accident.

Keywords: IND TRK OPERATOR, DOCK, STRUCK AGAINST, TRAILER TRUCK, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, DOCK WORKER, BACKING UP

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310210042					Occupation not reported

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