Inspection Detail

Inspection: 103435400 - Coastal Cargo Company, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office

Inspection Nr: 103435400

Report ID: 0625700

Date Opened: 03/21/1995

Site Address:
Coastal Cargo Company, Inc.
Louisiana Avenue Wharf
New Orleans, LA 70117

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 53235, New Orleans, LA 70153

Union Status: Union

SIC:4491

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/21/1995

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/22/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361130107

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,500
Current Penalty	$1,750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,750
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	19170014	04/17/1995	05/04/1995	$1,750	$3,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170081178

Event: 03/16/1995

Employee dies when struck by falling cotton bales

At approximately 8:15 a.m. on March 16, 1995, in a warehouse at the Gov. Nichols Street Wharf in New Orleans, LA, Employee #1 was tagging the ends of cotton bales. She was working adjacent to 5 cotton bales which were vertically stacked. Each bale weighed approximately 505 lb. It appeared that the top 3 bales shifted, falling onto Employee #1 and inflicting fatal injuries. The stack was approximately 8 ft 6 in. high by 5 ft 6 in. wide by 4 ft 10 in. long. Because there were no witnesses, the exact cause of the bale displacement is not known. The bales had been stacked at the location at approximately 9 p.m. on March 15, 1995.

Keywords: LONGSHORING, LOAD SHIFT, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, COTTON

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103435400			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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