Inspection Detail
Inspection: 100001650 - U.S. Coast Guard
Inspection Information - Office: Anchorage Area Office
Site Address:
U.S. Coast Guard
Integrated Support Command
Kodiak, AK 99619
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 19500, Kodiak, AK 99619
Union Status: Union
SIC:5172
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: Y
Ownership:
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 12/11/1986
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 01/06/1988
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 360557078 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
Current Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
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 | Willful | 19100036 B08 | 03/17/1987 | 04/06/1987 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
2. | 02001 | Repeat | 19100024 B | 03/17/1987 | 04/06/1987 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
EMPLOYEE # 1 WAS IN THE FS-6 FUEL-TANK PUMP ROOM OF TANK #166, CHECKING THE SUMP PUMP OPERATION. THE SUMP PUMP HAD TO BE CHECKED DAILY, SINCE THIS PUMP REMOVES WATER ACCUMULATED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK DUE TO FLOODING. AN 8 INCH, 50 PSI STEAM LINE, LOCATED NEXT TO THE EGRESS LADDER, BROKE, PREVENTING THE EMPLOYEE FROM ESCAPING THE TANK. HE DIED FROM ASPHYXIATION.
Keywords: MAINTENANCE, ASPHYXIATED, CONFINED SPACE, RUPTURE, STEAM, TANK
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 100001650 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Occupation not reported |