Inspection Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Inspection: 301116885 - Universal Maritime Service Corp.

Inspection Information - Office: Columbia

Nr: 301116885	Report ID: 0418500	Open Date: 07/06/2004

Universal Maritime Service Corp.
Mv Safmarine Zambezi Berth #3 Wando-Welch Terminal Mt Pleasant, SC 29464		Union Status: Union
SIC: 4491/Marine Cargo Handling
NAICS: 488310/Port and Harbor Operations
Mailing: 420 Shipping Lane, Mt Pleasant, SC 29464

Inspection Type:	Accident
Scope:	Partial	Advanced Notice:	Y
Ownership:	Private
Safety/Health:	Safety	Close Conference:	10/05/2004
Planning Guide:	Safety-Maritime	Close Case:	12/06/2004

Related Activity:	Type	ID	Safety	Health
	Accident	101450211

Violation Summary
	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$7,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$7,000	$0	$7,000
FTA Amount	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
	#	ID	Type	Standard	Issuance	Abate	Curr$	Init$	Fta$	Contest	LastEvent
	1.	01001	Other	19170071 E	10/05/2004	10/08/2004	$7,000	$7,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement

	Inspection		Degree	Nature	Occupation
Accident Investigation Summary
Summary Nr: 201450665		Event: 07/05/2004	Employee Is Killed When Crushed By Container
On July 5, 2004, Employee #1, a checker at a marine terminal, was working between the stacks of containers that were approximately three to four containers high. A crane operator did not see Employee #1 and placed a 40-foot intermodal container, carrying cargo, on top of him. Employee #1 was killed.
Keywords: caught between, crushed, containerized cargo, crane operator, crane
1	301116885		Fatality	Other	Stevedores

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