Inspection Detail
Inspection: 2015758 - American Dredging Co
Inspection Information - Office: Wilmington Area Office
Site Address:
American Dredging Co
Delaware River Near
Delaware City, DE 19706
Mailing Address:
De Ave & State St Po Box 190, Camden, NJ 18902
Union Status: Union
SIC:1629
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 11/19/1984
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 02/26/1985
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 360529697 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 4 | 4 | ||||
Current Violations | 4 | 4 | ||||
Initial Penalty | $4,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,000 |
Current Penalty | $4,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,000 |
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. | 01001A | Serious | 19260550 A01 | 11/28/1984 | 11/19/1984 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $0 | - | ||
2. | 01001B | Serious | 19260550 E | 11/28/1984 | 11/19/1984 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
3. | 01002A | Serious | 19260550 A05 | 11/28/1984 | 11/19/1984 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $0 | - | ||
4. | 01002B | Serious | 19260550 A06 | 11/28/1984 | 11/19/1984 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
5. | 01003A | Serious | 19260550 A01 | 11/28/1984 | 11/19/1984 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $0 | - | ||
6. | 01003B | Serious | 19260550 A02 | 11/28/1984 | 11/19/1984 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
7. | 01004A | Serious | 19260605 D02 | 11/28/1984 | 11/19/1984 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $0 | - | ||
8. | 01004B | Serious | 19260605 D03 | 11/28/1984 | 11/19/1984 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
Some employees were using a frame derrick mounted on a barge to hoist 30-in.-diameter dredge pipe onto the deck of another barge. The boom broke, and the falling boom struck and killed two employees and injured two others.
Keywords: DERRICK, BARGE, BOOM, COLLAPSE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, STRUCK BY
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2015758 | Fatality | Concussion | Occupation not reported | ||
2 | 2015758 | Fatality | Concussion | Occupation not reported | ||
3 | 2015758 | Non Hospitalized injury | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Occupation not reported | ||
4 | 2015758 | Non Hospitalized injury | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Occupation not reported |