Inspection Detail

Inspection: 103435772 - Lombas Contractor Inc .

Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office

Inspection Nr: 103435772

Report ID: 0625700

Date Opened: 10/27/1994

Site Address:
Lombas Contractor Inc .
Hwy 3179 & Hwy 44
Reserve, LA 70084

Mailing Address:
308d St. Philip St., Thibodaux, LA 70301

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4491

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/02/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/19/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361123623

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
Current Penalty	$500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$500
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	19150073 C	11/10/1994	12/15/1994	$500	$2,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170082358

Event: 10/24/1994

Employee dies in fall through opening on barge

At approximately 3:20 p.m. on October 21, 1994, Employee #1, a wash crew foreman, was using a 1 1/2 in. diameter water hose to wash off the top of barge #OR 1220 at a wash dock on the Mississippi River. One of the grain cover doors at the aft end starboard side was open. As he walked around the opening, he lost his footing and fell through the 9 ft 10 in. by 3 ft wide opening, landing 17 ft below on the bottom of the barge. He suffered a serious skull fracture and died early on the morning of October 24, 1994, at East Jefferson Hospital.

Keywords: LONGSHORING, BARGE, FRACTURE, UNGUARDED FL OPENING, WORK RULES, CLEANING, SKULL, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, LOST BALANCE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103435772			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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