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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 307338293 - Kfmbbp Skyway
Inspection Information - Office: Oakland District Office
Site Address:
Kfmbbp Skyway
220 Burma Rd
Oakland, CA 94607
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 23223, Oakland, CA 94623
Union Status: Union
SIC:1622
NAICS: 237310/ Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 08/02/2005
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis: S:Construction (Cship)
Case Closed: 06/29/2006
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 361630007 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,000 | $0 | $1,000 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $300 | $0 | $300 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Other | 1637 A | 08/02/2005 | 08/05/2005 | $300 | $1,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 and a coworker were performing posttensioning work by installing and stressing the D-tendons through a bridge segment at Pier 7 East. The D-tendon cable is mounted on a decoiler and the pulling eye of the tendon is attached to a "fish" line which is first run through the tendon ducts. A winch on the other end of the cantilevered segment then pulls the fish line and the D-tendon through the segment. Usually, access to the D-tendon openings is provided by a platform that hangs on the end of the segment which includes a swing stage that the workers use to route the tendons through the segment. This day the tendons were being run through a "hinge" segment, so the tendons had to be snaked through the openings on the end of the segment before being run up and into the tendon ducts inside the segment. Employee #1 and the coworker had not performed this work inside a hinge segment before. They had seen others do it before, but those workers had worked off scaffolding platforms inside the segment. Employee #1 and a coworker were directed to thread the tendons into the ducts (14 ft 7 in. above the floor) by working from a 12-ft A-frame ladder left inside the segment. Employee #1 was threading the fish line and the attached D-tendon through the duct when the tendon got caught on the duct. The tendon was hanging slack between Employee #1 and the ladder, but the line had come under tension between the duct opening and the winch on the other end of the cantilevered segment. Employee #1 then used the Burke bar with two hands to try to unhook the tendon from the duct opening. When Employee #1 could not unhook the tendon, he started to climb down the ladder. At this point, the tendon pulled into the duct and the slack between Employee #1 and the ladder was pulled taut lifting Employee #1 up and off the ladder. Employee #1 fell backwards approximately 8 ft landing an uneven surface below injuring his head and legs. Employee #1 sustained a dislocation of his hip, internal derangement of his knee and trauma to his head. Employee #1 was hospitalized.
Keywords: KNEE, HEAD, DUCT, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, DISLOCATED, FALL, BRIDGE, HIP
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 307338293 | Hospitalized injury | Dislocation | Construction trades, n.e.c. |