Inspection Detail

Inspection: 764381 - N & A Dredging Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Charleston Area Office

Inspection Nr: 764381

Report ID: 0316400

Date Opened: 08/31/1987

Site Address:
N & A Dredging Inc.
Roach Road
Salt Rock, WV 25559

Mailing Address:
Post Office Box 65, Branchland, WV 25506

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4499

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/31/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Maritime

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/20/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360659262

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$640	$0	$0	$0	$0	$640
Current Penalty	$500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$500
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	19100132 A	10/07/1987	10/15/1987	$500	$640	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19030002 A01	09/24/1987	10/01/1987	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14482285

Event: 08/19/1987

Employee drowns while shifting dredger

At approximately 5:00 p.m. on August 14, 1987, Employee #1 and three coworkers were standing in 3 to 4 ft of water, preparing to shift a sunken dredger from its side to an upright position. Sand had previously been pumped away from the sides of the dredger, increasing the surrounding water depth from 3 to 4 ft to 10 to 11 ft. The employees had installed a block and tackle assembly in the water, secured to two different trees on the west river embankment and connected to points on the dredger assembly by two lines. They had also run two wire rope winch lines from two different bulldozers through a switch block to two other trees on the west embankment and attached them to a block and tackle out in the water. As the bulldozers began to winch in the cables, the employees at the north end of the dredger were holding up the wire rope to help guide it into position. When Employee #1 crossed the wire rope, he stepped or slipped off the sandy shallow into the area of water that was 10 to 11 ft deep. He yelled that he couldn't swim. A coworker grabbed Employee #1 twice but couldn't hold onto him. Employee #1 went under and drowned.

Keywords: WORK RULES, SLIP, DROWN, LIFE JACKET, INATTENTION, WATER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	764381			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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