Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300778115 - Parsec

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 300778115

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 10/09/2001

Site Address:
Parsec
4000 Shiela St
Los Angeles, CA 90023

Mailing Address:
1100 Guest St, Cincinaties, OH 45203

Union Status: Union

SIC:4013

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/10/2002

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/10/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362607871

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201056082

Event: 09/13/2001

Employee Amputates Fingers While Loading Containers

At approximately 11:00 p.m. on September 13, 2001, Employee #1, an experienced groundman, was assigned to do ground work for the crane operator on Track Number 114. While Employee #1 was securing the interbox connectors from a previously loaded container, the operator moved the crane east to the next well (FEC 4482, a single well car) and began loading SFTU 281092 onto NCRU 270660. According to the operator, he saw Employee #1 on top of the railcar on the west side and proceeded to load the container. At some point and time, Employee #1 repositioned from one platform onto the FEC platform. Employee #1 placed his left hand on top of the loaded container for stability, while the operator was positioning the suspended load. Suddenly, the operator picked the front end of the unit, causing the tail end (on the side of Employee #1) to come down, amputating his left ring middle and index fingers. Employee #1 was transported to Santa Marta Hospital.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, SUSPENDED LOAD, CONTAINERIZED CARGO, CRANE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300778115			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Rail vehicle operators, n.e.c.

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