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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLOSS PREVENTION - 05/14/2011 - LOSS PREVENTION MINUTES DATE: May 14, 2011 TO: Ray Rummel, Village Manager All Department Heads FROM: Loss Prevention Committee SUBJECT: Loss Prevention Committee Meeting Minutes — March 31, 2011 The meeting was called to order at 8:31 A.M. at the Village Hall. Present: David Preissig, Chairman John Nowacki, Commander-Police Department Pam Kuc, Housing Inspector Diane Hunter, Finance Department Secretary Scott Miller, Deputy Fire Chief Karen Turner, Loss Prevention Secretary Visitor: Sally Ann Bulicek, Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc. The minutes were approved for the meeting of November 18, 2011. Review Current Reports: • 35 Tabled Reports: . None Old Business: • None RECEIVE® MAY 2 0 2011 VILLAGE CLERK'S OFFICE Loss Prevention Committee Minutes for March 31, 2011 Page 2 of 18 New Business: Review of the Loss Prevention Committee Functions & Future Procedures. Sally Bulicek from Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc. spoke to the LPC Committee about the progress of the LPC Committee, the goals/objectives for the New Year, and commended the LPC Committee for their hard work. She gave handouts to the LPC Committee regarding The Full Circle Program, and The Functions and Responsibilities of a Safety Committee. o The Committee began to discuss recurring safety issues, training topics, and ideas for the future direction of LPC as brought forth by Committee members and Sally. The Committee agreed to meet again in a special meeting to discuss these topics at length. The special meeting will be April 21St at 2:00 p.m. Driver Refresher Training: Thomas Krejczyk P-37 Police Department Debra Lukasiak P-38 Police Department Todd Gore S-09 Street Department Mike McIntyre P-39 Police Department Miguel Mosqueda P-41 Police Department Patrick Evans P-03 Police Department Thomas Froelich P-10 Police Department Next Scheduled Meetings: Special Meeting: Thursday, April 21, 2011 Thursday, May 19, 2011 Adjournment: 10:45 A.M. Loss Prevention Committee Minutes for March 31, 2011 Page 3 of 18 Submitted by: Approved by: ) 1�2 Karen Turner David Preissig Loss Prevention Secretary Loss Prevention Chairman continued.. Loss Prevention Committee Minutes for March 31, 2011 Page 4 of 18 S-7-10 MIKE WAGNER— STREET DEPARTMENT 08/18/10 Description of Incident: No damage to the trailer per Police Report. Mary Stauton of 1441 Volkamer Trail was driving her 1999 Buick Century north bound on Volkamer Trail and drove up the ramp of the trailer with the right side front tire and the car fell off the trailer causing a flat tire on her car. This happened when she tried to go between our truck and trailer which was parked on the side of the street. Supervisor's Comments & Recommendations: Ms. Stauton was in a hurry and did not stop to let a school bus pass through as she tried to make it between the bus and parked trailer. LPC Comments & Recommendations: Concur P-36 OFC. RICHARD MEYERS — POLICE DEPT. 11/02/11 Description of Incident: While attending training on November 2, Officer Meyers discovered that the right rear back-up lens on Squad #246 was cracked. There was no indication that the damage occurred at that location, and he was unaware as to how the damage happened. The damage to the bumper is old damage that had been previously reported. Supervisor's Comments & Recommendations: Either the vehicle was struck by another object, or the vehicle backed into an object. There is no way to determine this with absolute certainty. LPC Comments & Recommendations: Concur Loss Prevention Committee Minutes for March 31, 2011 Page 5 of 18 S-8-10 BOB COOKE — STREET DEPT. 11/08/11 Description of Incident: Bob Cooke discovered a vehicle with a broken windshield and reported it. Supervisor's Comments & Recommendations: A stone could have flung off a tire. This was not reported at the time the accident happened; Bob discovered the vehicle with the windshield broken. LPC Comments & Recommendations: Concur P-37-10 THOMAS KREJCZYK — POLICE DEPT. 11/23/10 Description of Incident: Ofc. Krejczyk was backing Squad #264 out of its assigned parking spot when the driver's side tail light made contact with a support beam, causing damage to the tail light. Supervisor's Comments & Recommendations: When the crash occurred, Ofc. Krejczyk misjudged the distance of the support beam when he was backing out of the parking spot. LPC Comments & Recommendations: Driver Refresher Course P-38-10 DEBRA LUKASIAK— POLICE DEPT. 12/01/10 Description of Incident: Debbie was turning to go up the ramp of the garage and cut the corner too sharp. The rear quarter panel and rear door were damaged. Supervisor's Comments & Recommendations: Debbie was advised that she needs to be more careful when driving vehicles in the garage. LPC Comments & Recommendations: Driver Refresher Course Loss Prevention Committee Minutes for March 31, 2011 Page 6 of 18 5-9-10 TODD GORE — STREET DEPT. 12/03/10 Description of Incident: Todd was backing up #718 into the truck's parking spot when his foot slipped off the brake pedal and backed into the fire extinguisher and the box that is mounted to the I-Beam. Supervisor's Comments & Recommendations: Employee must make sure his foot is placed on the center of the brake pedal. LPC Comments & Recommendations: Driver Refresher Course P-39,10 OFC. MIKE MCINTYRE — POLICE DEPT. 12/20/10 Description of Incident: Officer McIntyre was pulling into the Public Administration parking garage — spot #257, and struck the electrical box mounted on the column. Supervisor's Comments & Recommendations: Driver should check parking space for obstructions and avoid driving close to objects. LPC Comments & Recommendations: Driver Refresher Course S-10-10 KEITH CONLEY — PUBLIC WORKS 12/21/10 Description of Incident: Keith was plowing slush from the center lane going west bound on Pratt Blvd. when an east bound truck's windshield was sprayed with icy slush from the Village truck's plow, causing the damage on the other truck. Supervisor's Comments & Recommendations: Employee must make sure that the plow is angled completely to the right side when plowing. LPC Comments & Recommendations: Concur Loss Prevention Committee Minutes for March 31, 2011 Page 7 of 18 P-40-10 10/28 — POLICE DEPARTMENT 12/24/10 Description of Incident: The Officer had his/her right hand bitten by a subject while trying to take him into custody. Supervisor's Comments & Recommendations: Due to the close proximity, the Officer must engage the subject while taking them into custody and there is no way to prevent such an incident. LPC Comments & Recommendations: Concur P-41-10 OFC. MIGUEL MOSQUEDA— POLICE DEPT. 12/27/10 Description of Incident: Officer. Mosqueda was backing the Squad out of a parking stall and struck a support beam with the left front side of the vehicle. Supervisor's Comments & Recommendations: The Officer should clearly check objects prior to backing up the vehicle. LPC Comments & Recommendations: Driver Refresher Course P-1-11 OFFICER RUSSELL SULLIVAN — POLICE DEPT. 01/03/11 Description of Incident: While in the Municipal Complex parking garage, Officer Sullivan was removing the battery from the radar gun when he accidentally dropped the radar gun. The gun fell to the cement ground which caused damage to the radar's antenna. Supervisor's Comments & Recommendations: To prevent a similar incident, Officer Sullivan has to take extra care/caution when removing the battery from the radar gun. LPC Comments & Recommendations: Concur Loss Prevention Committee Minutes for March 31, 2011 Page 8 of 18 P-2-11 Reported By: 115111 SGT. JENSEN — POLICE DEPT. Description of Incident: A juvenile was being processed for consumption of alcohol by a minor and was placed in Interview Room #1. While inside the room, the juvenile damaged a plastic sign that was posted on the south wall. The sign indicates to people that if they need medical attention, they are to advise an Officer. Supervisor's Comments & Recommendations: Required by law, signage must be posted. Recommendation that the sign be secured with more screws, and that Officers monitor the Interview Room via camera. Commander Nowacki will review hand cuff rings in the Interview Room. LPC Comments & Recommendations: Concur S-01-11 Reported By: Unknown 12/24/10 PUBLIC WORKS Description of Incident: A force was applied to the overhead door roller track that caused it to bend in two places, and dislodge from its normal mounted position. I did not see how the door came to be in this condition, and therefore cannot conclusively determine how the damage occurred. Supervisor's Comments & Recommendations: Without discussing the incident with the person responsible for the damage, I cannot pinpoint the breakdown in the sequence of events that led to the damage. I will defer any recommendations until that information is made known to me. LPC Comments & Recommendations: Concur Loss Prevention Committee Minutes for March 31, 2011 Page 9 of 18 P-03-11 OFC. PATRICK EVANS — POLICE'DEPT. 01/14/11 Description of Incident: Officer Evans was stopped in traffic in the left lane eastbound on Landmeier Rd. near Higgins Rd. when he decided to perform a u-turn to westbound Landmeier Rd. and was struck by a moving eastbound vehicle in the left turn lane next to him. Supervisor's Comments & Recommendations: Officer Evans needs to pay closer attention to his surroundings before maneuvering his vehicle in such a manner that could potentially cause him to be involved in a crash. LPC Comments & Recommendations: Driver Refresher Course P-04-1'1 OFC. JOHNNELL WILLIAMS — POLICE DEPT. 01/16/11 Description of Incident: Officer Williams was backing out of parking space #230 with Squad #230 when a drainage grate shifted upwards and punctured the undercarriage of the vehicle. Supervisor's Comments & Recommendations: The drainage grates have a locking mechanism for keeping the grates in place that needs to be engaged. LPC Comments & Recommendations: Concur. The Committee discussed having periodic safety checks in the garage. Loss Prevention Committee Minutes for March 31, 2011 Page 10 of 18 P-05-11 OFC. MIGUEL MOSQUEDA— POLICE DEPT. 01/18/11 Description of Incident: Officer Mosqueda inadvertently placed a Department workbook, mini cassette recorder, and an Intoxilyzer S-D2 (PBT) on the trunk of his squad as he was preparing to begin his tour of duty. Officer Mosqueda then drove his squad out of the Municipal Garage while those items remained on the trunk. Apparently when Officer Mosqueda turned onto Commercial Drive from the Police Department drive, the items fell off the trunk and onto the roadway. It is believed those items were then damaged by other traffic running over them. Supervisor's Comments & Recommendations: Officer Mosqueda cannot utilize the exterior of a Squad to temporarily rest his equipment on it. He should utilize the interior of the Squad which would better protect the equipment. LPC Comments & Recommendations: Concur P-06-11 11/01 — POLICE DEPARTMENT 01/26/11 Description of Incident: The Officer, while being assigned to a truck theft surveillance, was walking in a parking lot to check a registration on a vehicle parked in the lot. While the Officer was walking in the lot, he/she slipped on ice. As a result the Officer landed on his/her head and shoulder. Supervisor's Comments & Recommendations: Supervisor does not see any actions that the Officer could have done to prevent this accident. LPC Comments & Recommendations: The Committee discussed the importance of employees wearing safety shoes (grooved, rubber soles) and that they should be mandatory to try to prevent falls. Loss Prevention Committee Minutes for March 31, 2011 Page 11 of 18 P-07-11 Reported By: 01/31/11 OFC. TIMOTHY KLEINFELDT Description of Incident: Officer Kleinfeldt dropped a vehicle off at the Meacham Public Works for service. A Public Works employee found damage after washing the vehicle. Officer Kleinfeldt stated that the vehicle was very dirty, and he didn't see damage when checking the Squad at the start of his shift. The Public Works employee stated the damage appeared to be old. Supervisor's Comments & Recommendations: The unknown driver could have avoided this by being aware of the surroundings of his Squad. LPC Comments & Recommendations: Concur P-8-11 Reported By: 01/31/11 OFFICER MCINTYRE Description of Incident: Subject was handcuffed to the steel chair which has a handcuff ring attached to the underside of the chair. The subject used the metal chair as leverage bending both rings of the handcuffs as he tried to break free. The cuffs were damaged so severely they needed to be cut off the chair with bold cutters. Supervisor's Comments & Recommendations: The seats in the interview room need to be replaced with a chair design that does not have the small ''/z" steel rim that can be used for leverage. A second solution is to put a bar on the wall so the prisoner could be cuffed to it. Third, if these rooms had the ability to be monitored via audio, possibly the I/C Officer would have heard noise of the metal on metal as he bent the cuffs. LPC Comments & Recommendations: Concur Loss Prevention Committee Minutes for March 31, 2011 Page 12 of 18 F-01-11 Reported By: 02/01/11 FIRE DEPARTMENT Description of Incident: During the Snow Blizzard, the apparatus door (A10) was opened for (A10) to back into the station, after a call. The wind was blowing large amounts of snow into the building. The battery chargers (near the front bay door) were covered by snow, in a matter of seconds. The optimizer charger/analyzer (800 radio batteries) started to arc inside of the machine. There were four (4) or five (5) large arcs before we could unplug the machine. Supervisor's Comments & Recommendations: If possible, move the charging units, or protect them from weather conditions. LPC Comments & Recommendations: Concur BS-01-11 Reported By: 02/02/11 DUANE WESTBERG Description of Incident: While clearing snow, plow drivers pushed the snow to the corners of the parking lot. The snow moved some portions of the wall. Supervisor's Comments & Recommendations: Employee needs to slow down; if not familiar with the area ask someone who might know before starting. LPC Comments & Recommendations: Concur Loss Prevention Committee Minutes for March 31, 2011 Page 13 of 18 S-02-11 SCOTT SANTILLE — STREET DEPT. 02/02/11 Description of Incident: During the blizzard, Scott was plowing high, drifting snow off the road when the snow got under the right front fender causing the fender to break. Supervisor's Comments & Recommendations: The front-end loader was not available to be used due to the historic snowfall totals. LPC Comments & Recommendations: Concur S-03-11 JEFF REYNOLDS — PUBLIC WORKS 02/02/11 Description of Incident: While snow plowing, Public Works employee hit a large tree limb that had fallen and was buried in the snow. Supervisor's Comments & Recommendations: The tree limb was buried and the employee was unable to see it before striking it, causing damage to the vehicle. The accident was unavoidable; this occurred during the February snow blizzard. LPC Comments & Recommendations: Concur S-04-11 JOSH FARMER—WATER DEPT. 02/03/11 Description of Incident: During the blizzard cleanup while pushing snow off the street, the front end loader hit the rail-road track as it passed over the crossing. Supervisor's Comments & Recommendations: The snow was very deep; therefore it was hard to see the rail. The employee needed to go slower to feel the rail at the crossing. LPC Comments & Recommendations: Concur Loss Prevention Committee Minutes for March 31, 2011 Page 14 of 18 BS-03-11 11102 — BUILDING MAINTENANCE 02/07/11 Description of Incident: When the employee was locking the door leading from room F to room E, the door was not locking. When the employee pulled the door closed to lock it, the door handle came off. The employee lost his/her balance and fell backwards to the floor, landing on his/her buttocks and right wrist. Supervisor's Comments & Recommendations: The employee must have proper footing and balance. LPC Comments & Recommendations: Concur F-02-11 11/4— FIRE DEPARTMENT 02/09/11 Description of Incident: A8, E8, and ER staff members were transferring a very heavy patient (approx 400 lbs.) from the ambulance stretcher to a bed in the ABMC ER. The stretcher and bed were placed next to each other. Prior to moving the patient, the firefighter stated that he/she wanted to lower the stretcher. I asked, "why"and the firefighter replied, "because he/she did not want to hurt his/her back". I told the firefighter"don't hurt your back", and the stretcher was lowered. The patient was moved, and afterwards the firefighter grimaced as if he/she were in pain. I asked the firefighter if he/she was injured and he/she repeatedly denied injury stating he/she was OK. E8 returned in service and A8 remained to complete their report. On our next call, the firefighter approached me and advised me that his/her back now felt tight in the lower thoracic area and that he/she wanted to document the injury in case it became worse. He/she also stated that he/she did not want to be examined or treated. The firefighter remained on duty. Supervisor's Comments & Recommendations: The firefighter was advised to use proper positioning and lifting technique and to report injuries as soon as possible. LPC Comments & Recommendations: Concur Loss Prevention Committee Minutes for March 31, 2011 Page 15 of 18 F-03-11 Reported By: 2113111 FIRE DEPARTMENT Description of Incident: Firefighter discovered a cracked passenger side door panel on Al 0; it appears that something hit it. Supervisor's Comments & Recommendations: Avoid actions that will damage the vehicle. LPC Comments & Recommendations: Concur F-4-11 Reported By: 02/14/11 FIRE DEPARTMENT Description of Incident: During a morning apparatus check, Lt. Peterson found the grab handle for roll-up door, first lower compartment, officer's side (compartment for EMS equipment&extinguishers) bent. The previous shifts reported no incidents where that side of the apparatus may have contacted anything to cause the damage to the handle. No other damage was found. Supervisor's Comments & Recommendations: The cause of the damage unknown. A report is being done for documentation. LPC Comments & Recommendations: Concur F-05-11 MIKE RODGERS - FIRE DEPARTMENT 02/18/11 Description of Incident: While washing the right side of the vehicle, Lt. Sharp noticed two vertical scratches on the roll up door for the compartment above the rear wheels. These scratches were most likely caused by an air bag that was loaded into the compartment with its valve stem pointing upward. When the door was raised, it probably scrapped against that valve stem. Supervisor's Comments & Recommendations: Always try to use caution when loading compartments. In this compartment, make sure the valve stem is pointing down or remove the air bag and relocate it to another compartment. LPC Comments & Recommendations: Concur Loss Prevention Committee Minutes for March 31, 2011 Page 16 of 18 F-06-11 11/05 — FIRE DEPARTMENT 02128/11 Description of Incident: During the course of patient treatment, the patient became extremely combative. As our personnel were trying to treat and subdue the patient, he intentionally injured the firefighter's hand. Supervisor's Comments & Recommendations: Additional manpower may have prevented the injury. LPC Comments & Recommendations: Concur BS-02-11 11103 — BUILDING MAINTENANCE 02105/11 Description of Incident: While pull starting a snow blower, the employee felt a twinge in his right elbow. Supervisor's Comments & Recommendations: The employee possibly used two (2) hands when starting a pull start unit. LPC Comments & Recommendations: Recommendation that an electric start for snow blowers be purchased. Loss Prevention Committee Minutes for March 31, 2011 Page 1.7 of 18 P-09-11 11/06 — POLICE DEPARTMENT 02/28/11 Description of Incident: The Officer was initiating a traffic stop at Nerge and Bonaventure when the driver of the target vehicle came to an abrupt stop in the middle of the roadway, In response, the Officer quickly applied his/her brakes, at which time the rifle (in the vehicle) was projected out of the rack, striking him/her in the back of the head. The Officer advised that the Officer had checked the rack prior to the beginning of his/her tour of duty and found it to be secure. The Officer further related that other than a headache, he/she was not injured. The Officer refused medical attention, and there was no visible indication of trauma. Supervisor's Comments & Recommendations: The location of the rifle rack, which is immediately behind and above the driver's head, should be reviewed. LPC Comments & Recommendations: This is the second time this kind of incident has been reviewed. Recommendation that new locks be installed in Squad cars. F-07-11 JORGE SIGLER — FIRE DEPARTMENT 3/3/11 Description of Incident: Per Firefighter Sigler: While loading equipment on the stretcher, the monitor's external housing hit the hand rail on the stretcher and cracked one of the bags off the case. Supervisor's Comments & Recommendations: Firefighter/Paramedics must be more careful with carrying and placement of EMS equipment. In the future, secure Lif-Pak slowly and carefully to the stretcher. Possibly purchase a larger one. LPC Comments & Recommendations: Concur Loss Prevention Committee Minutes for March 31, 2011 Page 18 of 18 W-01-11 11/07 — PUBLIC WORKS-WATER/SEWER 03/09/11 Description of Incident: While exercising residential water service shut off at 1564 Nevada, the extension that the employee was using for more leverage slipped off the end of the buffalo box key, hype-extending employee's right elbow. Supervisor's Comments & Recommendations: Find some way to temporarily put extensions on the buffalo-box key to exercise the hard to turn round ways. Also look into obtaining a buffalo-box with longer handles. LPC Comments & Recommendations: Concur