Inspection Detail
Inspection: 313030587 - Trinity Marine Products Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office
Site Address:
Trinity Marine Products Inc
150 Highway 21
Madisonville, LA 70447
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 70, Madisonville, LA 70447
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:3731
NAICS: 336611/Ship Building and Repairing
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 06/22/2010
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis: L:Marine6, N:Breakshp
Case Closed: 01/23/2012
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 100559707 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Current Violations | ||||||
Initial Penalty | $5,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,000 |
Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
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 | 19150116 K | 08/19/2010 | 08/31/2010 | $0 | $5,000 | $0 | 09/17/2010 | J - ALJ Decision | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 6:15 am, on May 21, 2010, Employee #1 and Employee #2 of Trinity Marine Products Inc., were installing two frame components on a barge being constructed. The frames were nearly twelve feet tall, eighteen feet long, and weighed approximately three thousand pounds. After the two frames were tack welded in place Employee #1 and Employee #2 started to perform work between the two vertical frames when one of the frames broke loose from the tack welds and collapsed causing fatal injuries to Employee #1 and minor injuries to Employee #2.
Keywords: BARGE, COLLAPSE, FALL
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 313030587 | Fatality | Other | Welders and cutters |