Inspection Detail
Inspection: 101479319 - Transocean Terminal Operators, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office
Site Address:
Transocean Terminal Operators, Inc.
Nashville Wharf Section 120
New Orleans, LA 70115
Mailing Address:
3850 N. Causeway Blvd., Suite 1210. Lakeway #2, Metairie, LA 70002
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:4491
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 01/10/1989
Planning Guide: Safety-Maritime
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 03/03/1989
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360136220 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 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 | Other | 19040002 A | 02/07/1989 | 02/13/1989 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 was the longshoring superintendent in charge of unloading bundles of pipe from a ship. The bundles were secured by metal straps; however, the straps on some bundles that were behind a stanchion at the bottom of the hold had broken. The gang, which was unloading hatch #2, had placed a choker around a pipe bundle to move it to the open hatch. According to a witness, Employee #1 told the gang to remove the choker and to put the base pipe in two 4-in.-wide wire rope web slings, one on each end of a spreader bar. The employees did so and resumed lifting. Although witnesses stated that they did not see the load strike anything, pipes began to fall as the load was being lifted. A piece of pipe struck a 2-in. by 10-in. board that, in turn, struck Employee #1 in the face, killing him.
Keywords: LONGSHORING, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, OFF LOADING, PIPE, STRUCK BY, SLING, FACE, FALLING OBJECT
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 101479319 | Fatality | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Occupation not reported |
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