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Inspection: 304473903 - U.S. Customs Service

Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 304473903
Report ID: 0625700
Date Opened: 10/30/2001

Site Address:
U.S. Customs Service
423 Canal St
New Orleans, LA 70130

Mailing Address:
423 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70130

Union Status: Union

SIC:9999

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership:  

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/02/2001

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/11/2003

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 100552793
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 5 5
Current Violations 5 5
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 Citation Type Standard Cited Issuance Date Abatement Due Date Current Penalty Initial Penalty FTA Penalty Contest Latest Event Note
1. 01001 Serious 19100146 C01 01/11/2002 01/17/2002 $0 $0 $0 -  
2. 01002 Serious 19100146 C04 01/11/2002 01/17/2002 $0 $0 $0 -  
3. 01003 Serious 19100146 C05 IIC 01/11/2002 01/17/2002 $0 $0 $0 -  
4. 01004 Serious 19600055 A 01/11/2002 01/17/2002 $0 $0 $0 -  
5. 01005 Serious 19600059 A 01/11/2002 01/17/2002 $0 $0 $0 -  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200551992
Event: 10/30/2001
One employee dies of asphyxia in hold of cargo vessel

At approximately 3:00 a.m. on October 30, 2001, Employee #1 and a coworker, both U.S. Customs Service Inspectors, boarded the scrap metal cargo ship Sakura, which was docked at Bayou Steels in LaPlace, LA, to perform a routine inspection of the ship. Employee #1, the coworker, the captain of the ship, and a ship's mate opened a hatch that led down into the scrap metal cargo area. Employee #1 entered the hold while the others waited on deck. After a few minutes, they yelled to Employee #1 but received no answer. The ship's mate then entered the hold to check on Employee #1, but he, too, did not return or respond to calls. The ship's captain then went in the hold and passed out in sight of the remaining Customs inspector on deck. The second inspector left and started waking up the rest of the crew for help and called the fire department. Employee #1, the ship's mate and the ship's captain all died inside the cargo area. Preliminary autopsies indicated that the three men may have suffocated from lack of oxygen in the hold.

Keywords: UNCONSCIOUSNESS, ASPHYXIATED, DOCK, CONFINED SPACE, PPE, WORK RULES, SCBA, SHIP

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 304473903 Fatality Asphyxia Occupation not reported
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