Inspection Detail

Inspection: 101479319 - Transocean Terminal Operators, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office

Inspection Nr: 101479319

Report ID: 0625700

Date Opened: 01/06/1989

Site Address:
Transocean Terminal Operators, Inc.
Nashville Wharf Section 120
New Orleans, LA 70115

Mailing Address:
3850 N. Causeway Blvd., Suite 1210. Lakeway #2, Metairie, LA 70002

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4491

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/10/1989

Planning Guide: Safety-Maritime

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/03/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360136220

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Other	19040002 A	02/07/1989	02/13/1989	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14394373

Event: 01/05/1989

Longshoring superintendent killed when pipe falls from sling

Employee #1 was the longshoring superintendent in charge of unloading bundles of pipe from a ship. The bundles were secured by metal straps; however, the straps on some bundles that were behind a stanchion at the bottom of the hold had broken. The gang, which was unloading hatch #2, had placed a choker around a pipe bundle to move it to the open hatch. According to a witness, Employee #1 told the gang to remove the choker and to put the base pipe in two 4-in.-wide wire rope web slings, one on each end of a spreader bar. The employees did so and resumed lifting. Although witnesses stated that they did not see the load strike anything, pipes began to fall as the load was being lifted. A piece of pipe struck a 2-in. by 10-in. board that, in turn, struck Employee #1 in the face, killing him.

Keywords: LONGSHORING, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, OFF LOADING, PIPE, STRUCK BY, SLING, FACE, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101479319			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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