Inspection Detail

Inspection: 123622300 - Acme Trucking Company

Inspection Information - Office: Houston South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 123622300

Report ID: 0626700

Date Opened: 05/28/1998

Site Address:
Acme Trucking Company
Pier Road, Pier #1
Orange, TX 77630

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 183, Harvey, LA 77059

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4231

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/28/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/25/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360924385

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14411235

Event: 05/24/1998

Employee falls from gangway and drowns

At approximately 1:55 a.m. on May 24, 1998, Employee #1 was walking up a gangplank to a jack-up rig to ask for directions. He fell from the gangway plank into the water and drowned. There were no guardrails on the gangway, and the gangway plank was defective.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, WORK RULES, WALKING ON PLANK, PLANK, WALKING SURFACE, FALL, DROWN, MECH MALFUNCTION, WATER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123622300			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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