Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300755121 - Stevedoring Services Of America

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 300755121

Report ID: 0950635

Date Opened: 10/23/1997

Site Address:
Stevedoring Services Of America
1525 Pier F206
Long Beach, CA 90802

Mailing Address:
1525 Pier F, Long Beach, CA 90802

Union Status: Union

SIC:4491

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/20/1998

Planning Guide: Safety-Maritime

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/09/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362029837

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$850	$0	$850
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$850	$0	$850
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.	01002	Other	3664 A12	04/20/1998	04/28/1998	$850	$850	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201030970

Event: 10/23/1997

Employee's legs fractured when run over by forklift

At approximately 4:40 p.m. on October 23, 1997, Employee #1, a part-time marine hatch clerk for Stevedoring Services of America, was present as a coworker driving a Taylor Machine Works diesel forklift, #30276, brought in plywood from a ship into warehouse #1 for marking and sorting. Employee #1 was in warehouse berth #204, where building freight is handled, looking for markings on the load of plywood. The forklift driver was carrying a load and was moving forward while turning left when he ran over Employee #1, fracturing both his legs. The driver later stated that the last time he saw Employee #1, he was marking loads 20 ft to 25 ft away.

Keywords: LONGSHORING, FRACTURE, IND TRK OPERATOR, WAREHOUSE, OBSTRUCTED VIEW, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, MECH MAT HANDLING, OFF LOADING, RUN OVER, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300755121			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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