Inspection Detail

Inspection: 110346368 - North American Shipbuilding

Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office

Inspection Nr: 110346368

Report ID: 0625700

Date Opened: 05/03/1994

Site Address:
North American Shipbuilding
800 Industrial Park Road
Larose, LA 70373

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3731

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/10/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/01/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360333272

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$4,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,500
Current Penalty	$4,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,500
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	19100176 B	05/27/1994	06/01/1994	$4,500	$4,500	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170082242

Event: 05/02/1994

Employee struck and killed by falling bridge truss

At approximately 2:30 p.m. on May 2, 1994, Employee #1 was working as a roustabout cleanup man at a site. He was working in an 8-ft-wide area near a 10-ft-high by 100-ft-long by 29-ft-wide truss that was sitting on three 4-in. by 6-in. wooden blocks. The structure, which weighed approximately 20 tons, had been freestanding in the area for about 6 hours. At approximately 2:30 p.m., coworkers in the area saw the truss fall, or rapidly topple to one side, and pin the Employee #1 across the back by the bridge section. He died of injuries sustained in the accident.

Keywords: TRUSS, PINNED, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110346368			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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