Inspection Detail

Inspection: 103434270 - Production Safety & Equipment Repair

Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office

Inspection Nr: 103434270

Report ID: 0625700

Date Opened: 03/15/1995

Site Address:
Production Safety & Equipment Repair
202 Venture Blvd./A
Houma, LA 70360

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7363

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/16/1995

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/16/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361129968

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170081228

Event: 03/14/1995

Employee drowns trying to tie boat to barge

Employee #1, a roustabout for an oil company, was helping to clean an oil spill in a marsh area. He pulled up to a barge in a "joe boat," an aluminum boat that is approximately 6 feet wide by 20 feet long, backed it up, and jumped onto the deck of the barge. He was carrying a mooring rope to tie the boat to the barge. The joe boat, which was in reverse, was throttled too high, and Employee #1 couldn't hold it. He let the rope go and the joe boat backed out into the slip and started going in circles with the mooring rope trailing behind. Employee #1 apparently took off his work vest, boots, and hard hat and when the rope passed close to the barge, he jumped into the water to grab it. He drowned.

Keywords: BARGE, WORK RULES, DROWN, LIFE JACKET, BOAT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103434270			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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