Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309085140 - Gulf-Inland Contractors Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office

Inspection Nr: 309085140

Report ID: 0625700

Date Opened: 03/22/2006

Site Address:
Gulf-Inland Contractors Inc.
216 Industrial Avenue B
Houma, LA 70363

Mailing Address:
Po Box 2204, Houma, LA 70361

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5093

NAICS: 423930/Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/23/2006

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/11/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100556489

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$2,500	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$2,500	$0	$5,000
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	06/16/2006	06/28/2006	$2,500	$2,500	$0	-
2.	02001	Other	19040029 A	06/16/2006	06/28/2006	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	02002	Other	19040039 A	06/16/2006	06/22/2006	$2,500	$2,500	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200554228

Event: 03/20/2006

Employee Is Killed When Struck by Falling Wall

At approximately 2:00 p.m. on March, 2006, Employee #1 was torch cutting a 16-ft by 13-ft by 7.5-ft compressor cooler into scrap metal. Employee #1 cut most of the bolts securing the rear wall of the unit to the base. He then walked in front of the wall. The rear wall fell onto Employee #1 and pinned him between the rear wall and other components of the cooler. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: COMPRESSOR, WALL, PINNED, TORCH, SCRAP METAL, BOLT, FALL, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309085140			Fatality	Concussion	Helpers, mechanics and repairers

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