Inspection Detail
Inspection: 302392279 - Friede Goldman Offshore
Inspection Information - Office: Jackson Area Office
Site Address:
Friede Goldman Offshore
Friede Goldman Offshore 600 Louise Street
Pascagoula, MS 39567
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 43, Pascagoula, MS 39568
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:3731
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 06/04/1999
Planning Guide: Safety-Maritime
Emphasis: S:Shipyards
Case Closed: 11/08/1999
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 101361269 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Initial Penalty | $5,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,000 |
Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,000 | $0 | $5,000 |
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. | 01001 | Other | 19150077 C | 10/07/1999 | 10/14/1999 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
On June 1, 1999, Employee #1 was welding bolts inside the port column of an offshore drilling rig. Employee #1 complained to coworkers that he was being shocked when he placed welding rods in the stinger he was using. Employee #1's helper suggested that he put on his rubber (PVC) gloves. Employee #1 continued to complain that he could feel a shock. A ship fitter suggested that he put up the welding rods with the stinger. Employee #1 followed the suggestion and no further complaints were voiced. At approximately 9:30 a.m., Employee #1 was working from a metal systems scaffold ladder attempting to arc weld a bolt to the column when his chest contacted a threaded headless bolt that had been welded perpendicular to the steel surface of the column. Employee #1 struck an arc and received a shock. Employee #1 went into cardiac arrest. He was transported to a local hospital were he was pronounced dead.
Keywords: ELECTROCUTED, WELDER, CARDIAC ARREST, OIL RIG, ARC WELDING, SCAFFOLD
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 302392279 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Welders and cutters |