Inspection Detail

Inspection: 314770074 - Great Southern Dredging, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office

Inspection Nr: 314770074

Report ID: 0625700

Date Opened: 04/12/2011

Site Address:
Great Southern Dredging, Inc.
15201 Intracoastal Dr.
New Orleans, LA 70129

Mailing Address:
430 N. Jefferson Ave., Covington, LA 70433

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1629

NAICS: 237990/Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/13/2011

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/01/2011

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102656436

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$4,200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,200
Current Penalty	$3,360	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,360
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	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19260021 B02	08/31/2011	09/12/2011	$3,360	$4,200	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19260150 C01 VIII	08/31/2011	09/06/2011	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200556421

Event: 04/12/2011

Employee Dies after Strike by Pipe

On April 12, 2011, an employee was struck by a pipe that had the intake part of a waster pump attached. The employee was working with a coworker while another observed at the side. The crew was installing a new pump to an existing pumping station. During the connection of the intake tubing of the water pump with the tubing that had the pump, the crew was using a flange & stainless steel bolts to get both parts together. There was a gap to close the tubing with the flange and a fourth employee operating the excavator was bringing down the pipe carrying the intake with the bucket. At this time, the coworker was standing on top of the tubing that had the pump which was on the ground to give instructions to the operator. The employee was at the coworker's right hand connecting the bolts whose holes were already matching. The coworker told the operator to bring the bucket down to loosen the slings holding the intake tubing to relocate them to close the opening and finish the connection. While this was happening, the intake tubing flipped and struck the employee and coworker, sending both to the hospital. The coworker was later released with minor injuries, but the employee died.

Keywords: STUCK, BOLT, EXCAVATOR, PIPE, WATER PIPE, PUMP

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314770074			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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