Inspection Detail

Inspection: 304768203 - Stevedoring Services Of America

Inspection Information - Office: San Francisco Ro

Inspection Nr: 304768203

Report ID: 0935000

Date Opened: 03/14/2002

Site Address:
Stevedoring Services Of America
Long Beach Break Bulk Terminal#206
Long Beach, CA 90813

Mailing Address:
1521 Pier C St. #60, 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: 06/19/2002

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/12/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101780310

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations			1	1		2
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$25,000	$0	$0	$25,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Repeat	19180081 K	09/05/2002	09/30/2002	$25,000	$25,000	$0	09/18/2002	R - Review Commission	Citation has been deleted.
2.	02001	Other	19180051 B	09/05/2002	09/30/2002	$0	$0	$0	09/18/2002	R - Review Commission	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201780392

Event: 03/14/2002

Employee killed when struck by falling spreader bar

On March 14, 2002, Employee #1 was crushed and killed by a falling turntable after the load lines on the ship's crane parted, apparently as a result of a two block. A ship's mate was at the controls of the crane unstowing the boom to hand over the controls to the Longshoremen. Longshoremen were on the deck of the ship while the boom swung out over the deck. The Mate was raising the turntable, which weighed 1.2 tons. The turntable was suspended by four separate wire ropes, and the crane used a limit sensor system that, when operating properly, allowed the operator to use the controls to slow and ultimately stop the lift at its preset limit. A Coast Guard investigation suggests that the system was not working properly. The investigation also revealed that the Mate might also have used the override key to override the limit system. That is normal procedure at the beginning of the operation when the boom is raised from its boom rest on the superstructure of the ship. The Coast Guard is currently investigating the ship's crane and the limit system.

Keywords: LONGSHORING, BOOM, WORK RULES, SUSPENDED LOAD, SHIP, SPREADER BAR, CRANE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304768203			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Stevedores

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