Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303533616 - Dann Ocean Towing, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Queens District Office

Inspection Nr: 303533616

Report ID: 0215600

Date Opened: 12/09/2002

Site Address:
Dann Ocean Towing, Inc.
31-30 College Point Boulevard
College Point, NY 11356

Mailing Address:
730 South Sterling Avenue, Ste. 3005, Tampa, FL 33609

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4491

NAICS: 488320/Marine Cargo Handling

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: No Insp/Other

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference:

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/14/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100830504

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200830586

Event: 12/07/2002

Employee killed when engulfed by cement additive

On December 7, 2002, two employees were off loading cement additive from a tug boat to an unmanned barge. Fifty minutes into the operation, the additive was pumping slower than normal. Employee #1, the barge Captain, had climbed 15 to 20 feet down into the cargo box area of the barge to clear the feed gate when he was engulfed by the cement additive and asphyxiated.

Keywords: BARGE, ASPHYXIATED, CEMENT POWDER, OFF LOADING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303533616			Fatality	Asphyxia	Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks

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