Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120133947 - Metropolitan Stevedore Co

Inspection Information - Office: San Diego District Office

Inspection Nr: 120133947

Report ID: 0950632

Date Opened: 02/23/1995

Site Address:
Metropolitan Stevedore Co
10th St Terminal
San Diego, CA 92101

Mailing Address:
720 East E St, Wilmington, CA 90748

Union Status: Union

SIC:4491

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/12/1995

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/24/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362248890

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$150	$0	$150
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$150	$0	$150
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	3203 B02	05/12/1995	06/12/1995	$150	$150	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170892095

Event: 02/13/1995

Employee's knees injured when struck by loader pallets

A winch operator, Employee #2, of Metro Stevedores, was on the M/V Choapa using the ship's winch to lift a load out of hatch #4, and had lowered the load to the dock. Employee #1, a dockman of Metro Stevedores, and another dockman removed the hooks from the load. The load then appeared unhooked. Employee #3, the signalman on the deck of the ship, signaled for the hook to return to the ship before the dockmen were safely away from the load. One interior strap was still hooked, causing the offshore forward pallet to tip toward the vessel. This pinned and injured Employee #1. Other employees lifted the pallet and emergency response took Employee #1 to the hospital. She suffered bruised knees. The accident was caused by human error; no accident-related violations were cited.

Keywords: KNEE, LONGSHORING, CLEARANCE, SIGNALMAN, PINNED, WORK RULES, OFF LOADING, PALLET, CONTUSION, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120133947	Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Stevedores
2	120133947	Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Stevedores
3	120133947	Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Stevedores

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