Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125519397 - Northwest Airlines, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Foster City District Office

Inspection Nr: 125519397

Report ID: 0950613

Date Opened: 11/04/1998

Site Address:
Northwest Airlines, Inc.
San Francisco International Airport
San Francisco, CA 94128

Mailing Address:
San Francisco International Airport, San Fancisco, CA 94128

Union Status: Union

SIC:4512

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/08/1999

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/30/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362301095

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$750	$0	$750
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$300	$0	$300
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	3270 A	04/09/1999	04/27/1999	$0	$450	$0		J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Other	342 A	04/09/1999	04/14/1999	$300	$300	$0	05/03/1999	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201121191

Event: 10/27/1998

Employee injured in fall from airplane tire

On October 27, 1998, Employee #1 was working as an aircraft mechanic to maintain DC-10 airplanes before flight departures. Employee #1 inspects wheel wells when completing the maintenance checklist. As part of the procedure, Employee #1 stood on the landing gear tires to gain height to pull a lever to open the wheel well door and then used a broom handle to push in the door latch. At the time of the incident Employee #1's foot slipped. He lost his balance and fell off the tire to the tarmac, a distance of about 4.5 feet. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left kneecap.

Keywords: KNEE, AIRCRAFT, FRACTURE, AIRPORT, WORK RULES, MECHANIC, FALL, LOST BALANCE, TIRE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125519397			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Aircraft mechanics, excluding engine

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