Inspection Detail

Inspection: 301280749 - Ssa Terminal

Inspection Information - Office: High Hazard Unit - South

Inspection Nr: 301280749

Report ID: 0950662

Date Opened: 01/04/2005

Site Address:
Ssa Terminal
700 Pier A Plaza
Long Beach, CA 90813

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:4491

NAICS: 488310/Port and Harbor Operations

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/31/2005

Planning Guide: Safety-Maritime

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/19/2008

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101692515

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$18,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,500	$0	$1,500
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	3650 S	05/31/2005	06/07/2005	$1,500	$18,000	$0	10/31/2005	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201691698

Event: 12/30/2004

Employee's Legs Are Broken When Struck by Forklift

At approximately 12:35 p.m. on December 29, 2004, Employee #1 and another employee were in conversation while standing in an aisle of the warehouse where pallets of bananas were being stacked in rows, after coming off a ship at the Port of Los Angeles. A forklift operator was driving forward, carrying 2 stacks of pallets, and had no forward vision. The forklift operator turned around a stack of pallets, struck Employee #1 and dragged him approximately 10 feet. Employee #1 was hospitalized with multiple leg fractures.

Keywords: LONGSHORING, FRACTURE, WAREHOUSE, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, PALLET, STRUCK BY, LEG, POOR VISIBILITY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301280749			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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