Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300757424 - Dome Systems Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 300757424

Report ID: 0950635

Date Opened: 05/29/1999

Site Address:
Dome Systems Inc
750 Eldridge Street
San Pedro, CA 90731

Mailing Address:
P O Box 3251, San Pedro, CA 90731

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1542

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/12/1999

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/23/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362400186

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$685	$0	$5,685
Current Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$685	$0	$5,685
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	3410001 A	07/15/1999	07/20/1999	$685	$685	$0		-
2.	02001	Serious	4999 A	07/15/1999	07/20/1999	$5,000	$5,000	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201032141

Event: 05/28/1999

Employee fractures foot in fall with manbasket

At approximately 10:15 p.m. on May 28, 1999, Employee #1, four other iron workers, and a crane operator were installing rebar inside a hemispherical dome under construction at a marine terminal for storage of petroleum coke. The iron workers were in a personnel basket that was directly pinned to the 35 ft fixed jib (2 degree offset) of a 65-ton Grove crane, model RT865B, serial #82747. The basket was approximately 64 ft above the floor of the structure when the crane tipped over and the basket fell to the floor. At some during the fall, the basket struck the gunite previously installed on the lower circumferential rings of the wall. This slowed down the basket and the workers during the last part of their fall. Employee #1 suffered a fractured foot and remained hospitalized for over 24 hours. The total weight of the five workers, the rebar to be installed, and the 56 ft long basket was 5,100 lb. This far exceeded the 1,179 lb capacity of the crane, as specified in the crane's load chart.

Keywords: FRACTURE, IRON WORKER, WORK RULES, OVERLOADED, SUSPENDED LOAD, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, CRANE, FOOT, OVERTURN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300757424			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers

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