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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 309082956 - Northrop Grumman Ship Systems
Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office
Site Address:
Northrop Grumman Ship Systems
5100 River Road
Avondale, LA 70094
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 50280, New Orleans, LA 70150
Union Status: Union
SIC:3731
NAICS: 336611/Ship Building and Repairing
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: Y
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 01/19/2006
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 02/03/2006
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 100556414 |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 12:08 p.m. on January 16, 2006, Employee #1 was working on the deck of a 900-foot drydock torch cutting a section of 0.5 inch thick steel floor plate. The plate measured 29-feet long by 6.5-feet wide and lay over a ballast tank. As Employee #1 was sitting on a bucket on top of the steel floor plate, cutting the upriver end, it buckled in the center and sloped downward on the end where Employee #1 was sitting. This caused Employee #1 to fall off the bucket and strike his head on the steel plate, sliding downward into the ballast tank below. The ballast tank was 32.5-feet deep and contained 14 feet of water. Employee #1 was taken to West Jefferson Hospital, where he died.
Keywords: STEEL PLATE, WELDER, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, WORK SURFACE
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 309082956 | Fatality | Other | Welders and cutters |