Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1209638.015 - Fraser Shipyards, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Eau Claire Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1209638.015

Report ID: 0523900

Date Opened: 02/09/2017

Site Address:
Fraser Shipyards, Inc.
1200 Port Terminal Drive
Duluth, MN 55807

Mailing Address:
1 Clough Avenue, Superior, WI 54880

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 336611/Ship Building and Repairing

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/15/2017

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/24/2017

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1180347	Yes
Accident	1200351

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$12,548	$0	$0	$0	$0	$12,548
Current Penalty	$7,530	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,530
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.	01001A	Serious	19150152 C	03/30/2017	04/13/2017	$7,530	$12,548	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19150157 A	03/30/2017		$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 93043.015

Event: 02/06/2017

Employee catches fire and is killed during welding operation

At 11:00 a.m. on February 6, 2017, an employee who was a fitter/boilermaker was using a hand held oxygen/acetylene torch to wash old welds from bulkhead ribs located between a ballast tank and a cargo hold inside a vessel. As the employee reached the lowest accessible point of the rib section being washed, which was at floor level, he became engulfed in flames. The fire watch and other members of the crew came to the employee's aid; however, they were too late. The employee suffered thermal burns throughout his body and was killed.

Keywords: Burn, Compressed Gas, Fire, Ship, Shipyard, Welding

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1209638.015	53	M	Fatality		Boilermakers

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