Inspection Detail

Inspection: 102256799 - Dixie Machine & Welding Works Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office

Inspection Nr: 102256799

Report ID: 0625700

Date Opened: 04/21/1993

Site Address:
Dixie Machine & Welding Works Inc.
Marlex Terminal, 4400 Block, River Rd.
Marrero, LA 70153

Mailing Address:
Po Box 53355, New Orleans, LA 70153

Union Status: Union

SIC:3731

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/27/1993

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/22/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360906440

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170080881

Event: 04/16/1993

Two employees crushed to death when ramp load shifts

The employer had reinforced a vehicle loading ramp to carry heavier army tanks on and off the USNS Regulus and Pollux. On April 16, 1993, the ramp was being load tested. The ramp was secured to the Regulus' open door and weights were placed both on the door and the ramp for the first test. The weights from the door area were then moved onto the ramp behind those already there to simulate one tank behind the other. Before the last two weights could be placed on the ramp, it came loose from the door and the loose end fell to the barge where the back end rested. Employees #1 and #2, who were unhooking the weights on the outboard side of the ramp, were crushed to death when the barge tilted, the weights shifted, and the ramp slid into 135 ft of water in the Mississippi River.

Keywords: BARGE, SHIPYARD, LOAD SHIFT, LOADING RAMP, CRUSHED, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102256799			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
2	102256799			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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