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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 312146269 - Florida Transportation Services Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Fort Lauderdale Area Office
Site Address:
Florida Transportation Services Inc.
Port Everglades
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311
Mailing Address:
Po Box 22696, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33335
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:4412
NAICS: 483111/Deep Sea Freight Transportation
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Health
Close Conference: 11/07/2008
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 06/15/2009
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 100680636 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $27,300 | $63,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $90,300 |
| Current Penalty | $6,300 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6,300 |
| 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 | Serious | 19180093 D | 11/07/2008 | 11/20/2008 | $7,000 | $7,000 | $0 | 12/01/2008 | J - ALJ Decision | Citation has been deleted. |
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19180099 A | 11/07/2008 | 11/13/2008 | $7,000 | $7,000 | $0 | 12/01/2008 | J - ALJ Decision | Citation has been deleted. |
| 3. | 01003 | Serious | 19180100 C | 11/07/2008 | 11/20/2008 | $7,000 | $7,000 | $0 | 12/01/2008 | J - ALJ Decision | Citation has been deleted. |
| 4. | 01004 | Serious | 19180100 D | 11/07/2008 | 11/20/2008 | $6,300 | $6,300 | $0 | 12/01/2008 | J - ALJ Decision | Citation has been deleted. |
| 5. | 02001 | Serious | 5A0001 | 11/07/2008 | 11/28/2008 | $6,300 | $63,000 | $0 | 12/01/2008 | J - ALJ Decision |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 2:15 a.m. on May 20, 2008, Employee #1, the supervisor, climbed down into the cargo hold of Bay 1 to verify a leak from a previously loaded argon tank. After approximately 15 minutes, the Port Captain observed that he was unconscious and requested that the cargo on top of the tank be removed in order to reach him. Employee #2 went into cargo hold to attempt a rescue of Employee #1, but gas immediately asphyxiated him. Employee #3 observed Employees #2 was suffocating and climbed down into the cargo hold to rescue him. The argon gas asphyxiated all employees.
Keywords: UNCONSCIOUSNESS, ASPHYXIATED, CONFINED SPACE, GAS, CONTAINERIZED CARGO, CHEMICAL
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 312146269 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Stevedores | ||
| 2 | 312146269 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Stevedores | ||
| 3 | 312146269 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Stevedores |