Inspection Detail

Inspection: 101600831 - H. B. Zachry Marine Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Corpus Christi Area Office

Inspection Nr: 101600831

Report ID: 0626000

Date Opened: 10/20/1986

Site Address:
H. B. Zachry Marine Inc.
3 Mi. S. Fm 2725
Aransas Pass, TX 78336

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 2534, Victoria, TX 78336

Union Status: Union

SIC:3533

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/30/1986

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/30/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety
Accident	360158547
Complaint	71062665	Yes
Complaint	71066476	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$770	$0	$0	$0	$0	$770
Current Penalty	$770	$0	$0	$0	$0	$770
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	19100028 A01	12/11/1986	12/14/1986	$490	$490	$0		-
2.	01002	Serious	19100132 A	12/11/1986	12/14/1986	$280	$280	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14401988

Event: 10/20/1986

EMPLOYEE FELL 240 FEET FROM CRANE SUSPENDED WORK PLATFORM

ON OCTOBER 20, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 AND TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE BEING HOISTED TO THE UPPER ELEVATION OF THE "MOBIL" GREEN CANYON JACKET. THEY INTENDED TO BLEED HYDRAULIC LINES FROM A 12 FOOT WORK PLATFORM, CONSISTING OF A TWO LEGGED BRIDLE, WHICH WAS SUSPENDED FROM THE HOOK OF A MANITOWOC 4100 CRANE. THE EMPLOYEES USED RADIOS TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE CRANE OPERATOR. NONE OF THE EMPLOYEES HAD SECURED THEIR SAFETY BELTS. AT ABOUT 240 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL THE SIGNALMAN INSTRUCTED THE CRANE OPERATOR TO "BOOM UP". THE JIB BECAME HUNG UP ON A PROTRUDING STRUCTURE NEAR THE TOP OF THE JACKET. WHEN THE JIB SPRANG LOOSE, THE PLATFORM BEGAN BOUNCING UP AND DOWN. EMPLOYEE #1 PANICKED, CLIMBED OUT OF THE PLATFORM ONTO THE STRUCTURE, LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL 240 FEET TO THE GROUND. HE WAS KILLED.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, SAFETY BELT, LANYARD, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, LOST BALANCE, FALL, CRANE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101600831			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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