Inspection Detail

Inspection: 101476737 - Southern Shipbuilding Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office

Inspection Nr: 101476737

Report ID: 0625700

Date Opened: 08/15/1988

Site Address:
Southern Shipbuilding Corporation
999 Canulette Road
Slidell, LA 70458

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 1089, Slidell, LA 70459

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3731

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/16/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Maritime

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/23/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360136139

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$720	$0	$0	$0	$0	$720
Current Penalty	$400	$0	$0	$0	$0	$400
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	19150012 C01	12/23/1988	12/26/1988	$400	$720	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14394290

Event: 11/14/1988

Two employees killed, one hospitalized after tank entry

Employees #1 and #2 were preparing a hopper barge on a marine railway in a shipyard for its biennial Coast Guard inspection. While opening up the tank's manhole covers, Employee #1 apparently unscrewed the crossbar on the bottom of the cover all the way and it fell to the bottom of the tank. Rust and scale in the sealed compartment resulted in an oxygen deficient atmosphere, and when Employee #1 went down to retrieve the crossbar he died of asphyxia. Employee #2, who apparently went down to help Employee #1, also died of asphyxia. Employee #3, who was part of the rescue team, experienced chest pains and was kept at the hospital for observation for possible hyperventilation. There were no eyewitnesses to the accident.

Keywords: OXYGEN DEFICIENCY, BARGE, ASPHYXIATED, SHIPYARD, CONFINED SPACE, WORK RULES, INHALATION, SCBA, TANK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101476737	Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
2	101476737	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
3	101476737	Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Occupation not reported

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