Inspection Detail

Inspection: 110340569 - Plaquemine Towing Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office

Inspection Nr: 110340569

Report ID: 0625700

Date Opened: 04/03/1990

Site Address:
Plaquemine Towing Corporation
Hwy. 991 (Plaquemine Point Shipyard)
Sunshine, LA 70780

Mailing Address:
Rt. 2, Box 691, Sunshine, LA 70780

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3731

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/03/1990

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/04/1990

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360336416

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3					3
Current Violations	3					3
Initial Penalty	$590	$0	$0	$0	$0	$590
Current Penalty	$590	$0	$0	$0	$0	$590
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19150099 G01	04/09/1990	04/26/1990	$50	$50	$0	-
2.	01002	Serious	19150099 H	04/09/1990	04/19/1990	$50	$50	$0	-
3.	01003	Serious	19150154 C04	04/09/1990	04/19/1990	$490	$490	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 514851

Event: 03/30/1990

Employee drowns when working without life jacket

On March 30, 1990, Employee #1, who was a supervisor, and two coworkers were doing sandblasting on PTC 101 barge at a shipyard on the Mississippi River. At approximately 8:45 p.m., they returned to work on the barge after taking a break. Employee #1 took off his life vest to enter the barge hold through an 18 in. by 22 in. opening. He talked to the coworkers and then left the hold and was not seen again. When the coworkers ran out of sand and exited the hole, they began looking for him in the yard and office. He was reported missing to company offices at approximately 10:43 p.m. His life vest was found on top of the barge. On the afternoon of March 31, 1990, his body was removed from the river near the shipyard. He had drowned.

Keywords: BARGE, SHIPYARD, WORK RULES, RIVER, DROWN, LIFE JACKET, WATER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110340569			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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