Inspection Detail

Inspection: 17978784 - San Juan Shipyard, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Puerto Rico Area Office

Inspection Nr: 17978784

Report ID: 0215300

Date Opened: 07/05/1988

Site Address:
San Juan Shipyard, Inc.
Isla Grande Airport
Santurce, PR 00908

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 13952, Santurce, PR 00908

Union Status: Union

SIC:3731

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/28/1988

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/30/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360526685

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	10			10		20
Current Violations	10			10		20
Initial Penalty	$6,885	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,885
Current Penalty	$6,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,000
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
1.	01001	Serious	19100410 A01	09/29/1988	10/07/1988	$590	$680	$0	10/20/1988	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100410 A03	09/29/1988	10/07/1988	$590	$680	$0	10/20/1988	F - Formal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19100410 C02	09/29/1988	10/07/1988	$590	$680	$0	10/20/1988	F - Formal Settlement
4.	01004	Serious	19100420 A	09/29/1988	10/07/1988	$690	$765	$0	10/20/1988	F - Formal Settlement
5.	01005	Serious	19100421 G	09/29/1988	10/07/1988	$590	$680	$0	10/20/1988	F - Formal Settlement
6.	01006	Serious	19100422 C01 I	09/29/1988	10/07/1988	$590	$680	$0	10/20/1988	F - Formal Settlement
7.	01007	Serious	19100422 C02	09/29/1988	10/07/1988	$590	$680	$0	10/20/1988	F - Formal Settlement
8.	01008	Serious	19100425 C02	09/29/1988	10/07/1988	$590	$680	$0	10/20/1988	F - Formal Settlement
9.	01009	Serious	19100430 J02 II	09/29/1988	10/07/1988	$590	$680	$0	10/20/1988	F - Formal Settlement
10.	01010	Serious	19100425 C06	09/29/1988	10/07/1988	$590	$680	$0	10/20/1988	F - Formal Settlement
11.	02001	Other	19100421 C01	09/29/1988	10/07/1988	$0	$0	$0	10/20/1988	F - Formal Settlement
12.	02002	Other	19100421 C03	09/29/1988	10/07/1988	$0	$0	$0	10/20/1988	F - Formal Settlement
13.	02003	Other	19100423 D01 I	09/29/1988	10/07/1988	$0	$0	$0	10/20/1988	F - Formal Settlement
14.	02004	Other	19100423 D01 II	09/29/1988	10/07/1988	$0	$0	$0	10/20/1988	F - Formal Settlement
15.	02005	Other	19100423 D01 III	09/29/1988	10/07/1988	$0	$0	$0	10/20/1988	F - Formal Settlement
16.	02006	Other	19100423 D01 IV	09/29/1988	10/07/1988	$0	$0	$0	10/20/1988	F - Formal Settlement
17.	02007	Other	19100423 D01 V	09/29/1988	10/07/1988	$0	$0	$0	10/20/1988	F - Formal Settlement
18.	02008	Other	19100423 D01 VI	09/29/1988	10/07/1988	$0	$0	$0	10/20/1988	F - Formal Settlement
19.	02009	Other	19100430 C01 III	09/29/1988	10/07/1988	$0	$0	$0	10/20/1988	F - Formal Settlement
20.	02010	Other	19100430 C01 IV	09/29/1988	10/07/1988	$0	$0	$0	10/20/1988	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14533137

Event: 07/03/1988

Employee drowned after losing mouthpiece

Employee #1, a diver, was assigned a 15 ft dive to remove a water pump from a partially sunk vessel. Employee #1 was using a SCUBA-type mouthpiece with surface supplied air. Somehow he lost hold of the mouthpiece containing the air line and drowned.

Keywords: SCUBA, DIVING, DROWN, LOST CONTROL, DIVER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17978784			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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