Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1810662 - Delta Marine, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Columbia Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1810662

Report ID: 0418500

Date Opened: 10/16/1984

Site Address:
Delta Marine, Inc.
Rt 1, Box 2,
Wando, SC 29492

Mailing Address:
Route 1, Box 2, Mt Pleasant, SC 29492

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3731

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/27/1984

Planning Guide: Safety-Maritime

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/18/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360653422

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$350	$0	$0	$0	$0	$350
Current Penalty	$350	$0	$0	$0	$0	$350
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	19150113 B01	11/28/1984	12/01/1984	$350	$350	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14558043

Event: 10/12/1984

STRUCK BY HOIST SPREADER ARM

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS INVOLVED IN THE INSTALLATION OF AIR BAGS ON A COAST GUARD VESSEL. THE JOB INVOLVED PULLING THE BAGS UP SOME TRACKS ON THE BOW AND SECURING THEM IN PLACE. A BLOCK AND PULLEY HOISTING SYSTEM, WITH A SPREADER ARM, WAS USED. THE SPREADER ARM HAD CHAINS WITH BRASS HALYARDS USED AS CLIPS. FOUR MEN WERE USED TO PULL THE BAGS INTO POSITION. ONE OF THE BAGS BECAME MISALIGNED IN THE TRACKS AND BECAME STUCK. THE EMPLOYEE MOUNTED A SCAFFOLD WHICH WAS POSITIONED BETWEEN THE PULLY AND SHIP (IN FRONT OF THE BAG BEING PULLED). HE INTENDED TO FREE THE STUCK BAG. THE EMPLOYEE WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE ON THE SCAFFOLD AT THAT TIME. THE PULLY PRESSURE EXERTED BY THE FOUR MEN CAUSED THE CLIPS TO FAIL. THE SLINGSHOT ACTION OF THE SPREADER CAUSED THE BAR TO STRIKE THE EMPLOYEE ON THE HEAD. HE WAS KNOCKED FROM THE SCAFFOLD 10 FEET TO THE DECK OF THE DRYDOCK. THE IMPACT OF THE SPREADER BAR WAS THE CAUSE OF DEATH.

Keywords: HEAD, HOISTING MECHANISM, HOIST, STRUCK BY, SPREADER BAR, SCAFFOLD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1810662			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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