Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1969906 - Strachan Shipping Company
Inspection Information - Office: Mobile Area Office
Site Address:
Strachan Shipping Company
Alabama State Docks, Pier #2, Vessel Star Evviva
Mobile, AL 36601
Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 2147, Mobile, AL 36601
Union Status: Union
SIC:4491
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Referral
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 01/28/1986
Planning Guide: Safety-Maritime
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 07/22/1986
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Referral | 900844846 | Yes |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Initial Penalty | $640 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $640 |
Current Penalty | $320 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $320 |
FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
# | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 01001 | Serious | 19180025 E | 06/26/1986 | 06/30/1986 | $320 | $640 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PART OF A LONGSHORING CREW. HE CLIMBED UP THE LEG OF THE SHIP'S GANTRY CRANE TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE TOP OF THE FREIGHT CARGO CONTAINERS SO THAT HE COULD UNLATCH THEM AND MAKE THEM READY FOR HOISTING ASHORE. HE CLIMBED OVER THE PLATFORM GUARDRAIL (THE PLATFORM IS AFFIXED TO THE LEG OF THE SHIP'S GANTRY CRANE) ONTO THE CONTAINERS. THE CRANE OPERATOR SUDDENLY MOVED THE GANTRY, CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO SLIP OR FALL. HE WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN THE LEG OF THE SHIP'S GANTRY CRANE AND THE FREIGHT CONTAINERS. THE EMPLOYEE SUFFERED RUPTURED INTERNAL ORGANS. HE WAS LATER COMMITTED TO A MENTAL INSTITUTION, EXPERIENCING SEVERE DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY.
Keywords: LONGSHORING, WORK RULES, SLIP, GANTRY CRANE, CRUSHED, FALL, CONTAINERIZED CARGO, CRANE
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 1969906 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Occupation not reported |