Inspection Detail

Inspection: 112131479 - Thums

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 112131479

Report ID: 0950635

Date Opened: 03/04/1994

Site Address:
Thums
Island Grism
Long Beach, CA 90802

Mailing Address:
300 Oceangate Ste 200, Long Beach, CA 90802

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1311

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/15/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/19/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362021792

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
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	3650 N	04/25/1994	04/25/1994	$5,000	$5,000	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170358170

Event: 12/30/1993

Employee's foot is crushed as tank falls off forklift

At about 11:40 a.m. on December 30, 1993, Employee #1 was relocating a trip tank to a new location on oil Island Grism. Employee #1 works for the lease holder as a lease operator. Moving the trip tank was within the scope of his normal duties. The skid-mounted tank weighs 11,100 pounds and measures 9 feet by 9 feet by 7 feet 9 inches high. He had secured the tank to the forks of a Hyster model H250H forklift by chaining the tank to the forklift's mast. The chain that he used was a trucker's chain--not a grade 8 chain. He was installing dunnage under the trip tank when the chain securing the tank broke. The tank slipped off the forklift's forks and fell onto Employee #1's foot, causing multiple fractures and requiring surgery on the foot. Employee #1 was wearing rubber high top boots with steel toes. Forklift loads of excessive width, length, or height shall be balanced, braced, and secured so as to prevent tipping and falling.

Keywords: CHAIN, FRACTURE, WORK RULES, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, OIL WELL SERVICING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, TANK, FOOT, UNSTABLE LOAD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112131479			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Drillers, oil well

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