Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300397692 - Premiere, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office

Inspection Nr: 300397692

Report ID: 0625700

Date Opened: 09/22/1997

Site Address:
Premiere, Inc.
5524 Veterans Mem. Hwy
Erath, LA 70533

Mailing Address:
615 N. Landry Drive, New Iberia, LA 70560

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1389

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/03/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/11/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361129893

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,500
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	19100184 C09	10/08/1997	10/28/1997	$0	$3,500	$0	10/23/1997	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14392526

Event: 09/17/1997

Employee killed when diesel hammer falls from crane

At approximately 6:00 p.m. on September 17, 1997, Employee #1, of Premiere, Inc., and other crew members were on the premises of a crane rental business, performing test welding on joints of conductive casing. The employees had been working for 2 to 3 hours making seam welds on the pipes in order to qualify for API certification. They were using a Link Belt pedestal crane with a Demag D46 diesel hammer and leads attached by load line, spreader, and slings. Two Lincoln diesel welders and one electrical arc welder were in use. The welding leads were attached to the casing pipe, which was driven into the ground by the diesel hammer. As the workers were lining up the casing for the next hammering, the load line on the crane snapped, causing the hammer and leads and other rigging equipment to fall. The approximately 34,000 lb hammer pinned Employee #1, killing him. The crane was owned and controlled by the crane rental business.

Keywords: PINNED, WORK RULES, WELDER, BROKEN CABLE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALLING OBJECT, CRANE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300397692			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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