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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 18114348 - Weeks Marine, Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Columbia Area Office
Site Address:
Weeks Marine, Inc
Wando River, S.E. End Of Wando Pier
Charleston, SC 29494
Mailing Address:
216 North Ave. E, Cranford, NJ 07016
Union Status: Union
SIC:1629
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 05/23/1994
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 07/20/1995
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360678932 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Current Violations | ||||||
| Initial Penalty | $15,000 | $0 | $12,000 | $0 | $0 | $27,000 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 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 | 5A0001 | 11/16/1994 | 11/20/1994 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $0 | 12/09/1994 | D - Govt Dismissed | Citation has been deleted. |
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19260021 B02 | 11/16/1994 | 12/19/1994 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $0 | 12/09/1994 | D - Govt Dismissed | Citation has been deleted. |
| 3. | 01003 | Serious | 19260095 A | 11/16/1994 | 11/20/1994 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $0 | 12/09/1994 | D - Govt Dismissed | Citation has been deleted. |
| 4. | 02001 | Repeat | 19260059 H | 11/16/1994 | 12/14/1994 | $12,000 | $12,000 | $0 | 12/09/1994 | D - Govt Dismissed | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 was the engineer responsible for the mechanical equipment on board the barge "Weeks 551." When the closing wire for the clam shell bucket needed to be changed, he came on deck to help, although he had not been asked to. To change the wire, the bucket was brought on deck and the old wire was cut and removed from the sheave. The new wire was installed and the approximately 3/8 in. "tugger wire" (the wire from the winch inside the lower part of the crane) was pulled out and threaded through an approximately 1 in. shackle. The shackle was attached to a hole that had been cut with a torch in the 5/8 in. truck steel frame for the scow winch. An angle was created at the point that the tugger wire went through the shackle. Employee #1 was standing at that angle when the shackle on the frame of the scow winch pulled through the hole, flew through the air and struck Employee #1 in the chest/neck/chin area, killing him.
Keywords: CHEST, BARGE, MAINTENANCE, UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, SHACKLE, NECK, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18114348 | Fatality | Fracture | Occupation not reported |