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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 301989208 - Lafourche Sugars Corp.
Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office
Site Address:
Lafourche Sugars Corp.
141 Leighton Dr.
Thibodeaux, LA 70301
Mailing Address:
P.O.Box 551, Thibodeaux, LA 70301
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:2061
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 03/04/1998
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 04/16/1998
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360907687 |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 and a coworker, both truck drivers, were each unloading their 50,000 cubic foot capacity dump trucks full of raw sugar in a warehouse at a sugar refinery. They had backed up to the sugar pile, with their vehicles parallel to one another and 11 feet 10 inches apart. The sugar mill foreman was standing between them. As the coworker's hydraulic truck bed ram lifted his trailer body about 20 ft in the air, the load apparently shifted and the trailer started to twist to the right. The bolts holding the hydraulic truck bed ram to the truck frame failed and the trailer fell, crashing into the cab of Employee #1's truck. He was killed. The sugar mill foreman was also killed (see ID # 200550119).
Keywords: HYDRAULIC RAM, LOAD SHIFT, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, BOLT, DUMP TRUCK, MECH MAT HANDLING, OFF LOADING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, DUMP TRUCK BED
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 301989208 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |