Inspection Detail

Inspection: 100477314 - Ryan Walsh Stevedoring Co., Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office

Inspection Nr: 100477314

Report ID: 0625700

Date Opened: 05/18/1988

Site Address:
Ryan Walsh Stevedoring Co., Inc.
Nashville Avenue Wharf
New Orleans, LA 70121

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 30220, New Orleans, LA 70190

Union Status: Union

SIC:4491

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/23/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Maritime

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/04/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360135529

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$640	$0	$0	$0	$0	$640
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	19180032 B	08/17/1988	08/23/1988	$640	$640	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14391437

Event: 05/12/1988

Employee dies in fall when glove is hooked

Employee #1 was a member of a gang of four from ILA Local 3000. Employees were discharging bundles of plate steel from the lower hold of hatch #5 aboard the vessel Hyundai 16. They were breaking out the bundles using a 4 ft spreader bar with 4 legs and 4 hooks. Two legs with hooks on one end of the spreader bar were connected to a chain sling to lift the load so a second sling could be placed under the opposite end of the bundle of plate steel, to bring it out of the hold. The two legs with hooks on the opposite end of the spreader bar were free-wheeling. Employee #1 grabbed at one of the free hooks and it became entangled in his glove. He was lifted above the load and swung around. The glove tore loose and the employee fell, sustaining head injuries. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital, where he died on May 17, 1988.

Keywords: HEAD, CRANE HOOK, GLOVE, FALL, OFF LOADING, ENTANGLED, SPREADER BAR

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100477314			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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