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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1217793 - Bender Shipbuilding And Repair Company Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Mobile Area Office
Site Address:
Bender Shipbuilding And Repair Company Inc
Bender Shipyard 9
Mobile, AL 36611
Mailing Address:
Po Box 42, Mobile, AL 36601
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:3731
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 07/05/1984
Planning Guide: Safety-Maritime
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 08/15/1984
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360537039 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $630 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $630 |
| Current Penalty | $315 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $315 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19150115 C | 07/13/1984 | 07/16/1984 | $315 | $630 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 was operating a rail-mounted crane on the wingwall of a floating dry-dock, attempting to remove a sand-hopper from the deck of an oil tanker under repair. A sand-hopper is a portable cylindrical container used to store sand for sandblasting operations. The sand-hopper alone weighed approximately 8 tons and was filled with approximately 3 to 5 yards of sand, for a total weight of approximately 30,000 pounds or 15 tons. The load was attached to the crane's main hoistline (25 ton capacity). Employee #1 swung the load over the dry-dock wingwall and traveled down to the north end. While lowering the load, he apparently exceeded the crane's capacity at that particular boom radius, causing the crane to fall 38 ft from atop the wingwall into the steel berthing barge. Employee #1 was crushed inside the cab of the crane and killed instantly.
Keywords: SHIPYARD, DOCK, WORK RULES, OVERLOADED, CRANE CAB, CRUSHED, CRANE OPERATOR, CRANE, OVERTURN
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1217793 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |