Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300756376 - Stevedoring Services Of America

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 300756376

Report ID: 0950635

Date Opened: 06/29/1998

Site Address:
Stevedoring Services Of America
1521 Harbor Scenic Drive
Long Beach, CA 90802

Mailing Address:
1521 Pier C Street, Long Beach, CA 90813

Union Status: Union

SIC:4491

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/24/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/25/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362030728

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$465	$0	$465
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$185	$0	$185
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 A	12/01/1998	12/29/1998	$0	$280	$0	01/11/1999	J - ALJ Decision
2.	01002	Other	3466 I	12/01/1998	12/29/1998	$185	$185	$0	01/11/1999	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201031713

Event: 06/29/1998

Employee killed in fall from personnel basket

At approximately 6:30 a.m. on June 29, 1998, Employee #1, a swingman working in a marine terminal, used the personnel basket on a container lifting beam to access the top of a container on a ship. The entrances on each end of the basket were guarded by spring-loaded swing gates that opened inward. The top rails running across the beam were 42 in. above the deck of the personnel basket, but the upper railings of the swing gates were only 40 1/2 in. above the basket's deck. The beam had been pulled in for 20 ft containers and, as it was lowered toward the bay, one corner of the beam became caught on an adjacent container and then fell free. This caused the beam to gyrate and Employee #1 fell out of the personnel basket onto a container. He was killed. Employee #1 was not wearing a safety belt or harness; he also had a blood alcohol level of 0.190 at the time of the accident.

Keywords: LONGSHORING, HOISTING MECHANISM, WORK RULES, SAFETY BELT, CAUGHT BY, INTOXICATED, SHIP, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300756376			Fatality	Other	Stevedores

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