Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303078323 - Laplant Services

Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office

Inspection Nr: 303078323

Report ID: 0625700

Date Opened: 10/06/1999

Site Address:
Laplant Services
St. Elmo Terminal, 3338 Hwy. 44
Paulina, LA 70763

Mailing Address:
9101 W. Hwy. 936, St. Amant, LA 70774

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1799

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 02/08/2000

Emphasis: S:Construction Fatalities

Case Closed: 09/28/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100551092

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$4,200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,200
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,050	$0	$1,050
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	19260605 B02	03/31/2000	04/06/2000	$2,100	$2,100	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Other	19260605 D02	03/31/2000	04/06/2000	$1,050	$2,100	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200551257

Event: 10/05/1999

Employee drowns after fall from barge into river

On October 5, 1999, Employee #1, a contract helper, was assisting another contracting company in replacing I-beams in the barge slip of the Peavey Company. He was crossing from one barge to another, but could not quite clear the distance and fell between the two vessels into the Mississippi River. He was pulled under by the current and became trapped by the rake of one of the barges. Employee #1 drowned.

Keywords: PPE, WORK RULES, RIVER, LIFE JACKET, BARGE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, DROWN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303078323			Fatality	Other	Helpers, construction trades

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