Inspection Detail

Inspection: 101479160 - River Marine Contractors, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office

Inspection Nr: 101479160

Report ID: 0625700

Date Opened: 12/21/1988

Site Address:
River Marine Contractors, Inc.
Kaiser Chalmette Ship - 1001 Weinbergher Rd.
Arabi, LA 70043

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 29244, New Orleans, LA 70189

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4491

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/05/1989

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/13/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360136204

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$640	$0	$0	$0	$0	$640
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	19180081 A	02/03/1989	02/10/1989	$640	$640	$0	03/07/1989	R - Review Commission	Citation has been deleted.
2.	02001	Other	19040005 C	02/03/1989	02/16/1989	$0	$0	$0	03/07/1989	R - Review Commission
3.	02002	Other	19180013 C	02/03/1989	03/13/1989	$0	$0	$0	03/07/1989	R - Review Commission

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14394365

Event: 12/19/1988

Employee killed when struck by falling ingots

Employee #1 was a member of a longshoring gang that was unloading bundles of ingots from a ship to a wharf. A bundle contained 38 ingots, each weighing 50 lb, for a total weight of 1,990 lb. Each bundle was secured with five metal straps. Wire slings were being used to unload the bundles, one bundle per sling, with two bundles being pulled on each load. One or more of the metal straps had apparently broken on one bundle, and when it was elevated, ingots began to fall everywhere. According to a witness, one of the ingots struck Employee #1, "knocking off half of his face." He was killed.

Keywords: LONGSHORING, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, OFF LOADING, STRUCK BY, FACE, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101479160			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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