Inspection Detail

Inspection: 314258161 - Cooper T. Smith Stevedoring Co. Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Houston North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 314258161

Report ID: 0626600

Date Opened: 03/02/2010

Site Address:
Cooper T. Smith Stevedoring Co. Inc.
City Dock #23
Houston, TX 77014

Mailing Address:
2315 Mccarty Drive, Houston, TX 77029

Union Status: Union

SIC:4499

NAICS: 488310/Port and Harbor Operations

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/02/2010

Planning Guide: Safety-Maritime

Emphasis: S:Crushed-By

Case Closed: 02/17/2012

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101765006

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
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	Serious	19180055	03/23/2010	03/27/2010	$0	$5,000	$0	04/08/2010	R - Review Commission	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201763604

Event: 03/01/2010

Employee Struck by Crane, Falls from Ladder, Dragged, Dies

Employee #1, a gang foreman, had climbed a ladder on hold Number 5 to watch his gang in hold Number 4 pick up dunnage. Gantry crane Number 2 was approaching Employee #1's location from the forward section of the ship, with it's traveling alarm ringing loudly. Employee #1 did not see or hear gantry crane Number 1 coming from the aft section of the ship. The walkway of crane Number 1 struck Employee #1 and knocked him off the ladder. Employee #1 fell to the deck and was caught by a piece of pipe on Crane Number 1, and was dragged across the deck until the walking foreman arrived and hit the emergence stop button. Employee #1 sustained unspecified fractures and died from his injuries.

Keywords: LONGSHORING, FRACTURE, LADDER, GANTRY CRANE, DRAGGED, FALL, STRUCK BY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314258161			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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