Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120055801 - Airport Terminal Services

Inspection Information - Office: Los Angeles District Office

Inspection Nr: 120055801

Report ID: 0950641

Date Opened: 03/10/1997

Site Address:
Airport Terminal Services
Lax
Los Angeles, CA 90045

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4581

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/05/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/26/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362007551

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$375	$0	$2,875
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$655	$0	$655
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	Other	342 A	08/05/1997	08/08/1997	$375	$375	$0		W - Empr Withdrew
2.	02001	Other	3661 A	08/05/1997	08/08/1997	$280	$2,500	$0	10/23/1997	W - Empr Withdrew

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170900476

Event: 03/05/1997

Employee's knee injured when pinned by backing truck

At approximately 11:00 p.m. on March 5, 1997, Employee #1 was guiding a lavatory truck onto the front of an aircraft lavatory in the terminal by gate 31-C. She was to the rear of the vehicle when she signaled the driver to stop backing up. The truck's brakes failed and Employee #1 became pinned between the truck's rear bumper and the nose wheel of the aircraft. She sustained a fractured left knee and was transported to Centinella Hospital in Inglewood, CA, for treatment.

Keywords: KNEE, FRACTURE, BRAKE, SIGNALMAN, PINNED, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, TRUCK, BACKING UP

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120055801			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.

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