Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310061445 - Stevedoring Services Of America

Inspection Information - Office: Oakland District Office

Inspection Nr: 310061445

Report ID: 0950614

Date Opened: 09/25/2007

Site Address:
Stevedoring Services Of America
1717 Middle Harbor Rd
Oakland, CA 94607

Mailing Address:
700 Pier A Plaza, Long Beach, CA 90813

Union Status: Union

SIC:4491

NAICS: 488320/Marine Cargo Handling

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/20/2007

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/21/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361606874

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Other	3203 A04	12/21/2007	12/27/2007	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201508140

Event: 09/24/2007

Employee Is Crushed and Killed by Shipping Container

Employee #1 was a lasher whose duties include securing the shipping containers when loaded on the ship or releasing them from being secured to be unloaded off the ship. On the day of the accident, the shore-based container crane was lifting containers on the ship which did not lock properly to each other. The crane operator lifted one container just high enough to set it down again so that it will lock to the other container below it. Instead, it swung and hit Employee #1 who was nearby and crushed him against the ship's steel-frame catwalk. Employee #1 suffered massive internal injuries and died.

Keywords: LONGSHORING, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CRUSHED, CONTAINERIZED CARGO, CRANE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310061445			Fatality	Other	Stevedores

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