Inspection Detail

Inspection: 101464857 - Adm/Growmark

Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office

Inspection Nr: 101464857

Report ID: 0625700

Date Opened: 10/31/1988

Site Address:
Adm/Growmark
12710 River Rd.
Destrehan, LA 70047

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 120, Ama, LA 70031

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5153

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/01/1988

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/01/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360136113

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14394274

Event: 10/30/1988

Employee drowns after fall from barge into river

Employee #1 and three other cover handlers were resetting fiberglass hatch covers onto a grain barge. The covers were suspended by overhead bridge cranes, then aligned and reset on top of the hatch combing on the hopper barges. Employee #1 was on the port side walking toward the stern of the barge to unhook a lifting chain when he fell off the deck edge into the river. Employee #1 was wearing a work vest but apparently unbuckled it to swim to shore. He drowned.

Keywords: BARGE, PPE, HATCH, WORK RULES, RIVER, FALL, DROWN, LIFE JACKET, WATER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101464857			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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