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Inspection: 108769167 - A. T. S. Services Inc.
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Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge | ||||
| Nr: 108769167 | Report ID: 0625700 | Open Date: 12/12/1991 | ||
| A. T. S. Services Inc. | ||||
| Waste Water Treatment Plant, Cotton & Parker St. New Iberia, LA 70560 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 4952/Sewerage Systems | ||||
| Mailing: 103 Charbonnet, Duson, LA 70529 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | Y | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 12/12/1991 | |
| Close Case: | 03/11/1992 | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 361127731 | |||
| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
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| Initial Violations | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||
| Current Violations | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $2,850 | $0 | $0 | $1,500 | $0 | $4,350 |
| Current Penalty | $1,425 | $0 | $0 | $750 | $0 | $2,175 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100022 C | 01/17/1992 | 02/27/1992 | $750 | $1,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100147 C01 | 01/17/1992 | 02/14/1992 | $225 | $450 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 01003 | Serious | 19101200 E01 | 01/17/1992 | 02/14/1992 | $225 | $450 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 4. | 01004 | Serious | 19101200 H | 01/17/1992 | 02/14/1992 | $225 | $450 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 5. | 02001 | Other | 19040008 | 01/17/1992 | 01/20/1992 | $750 | $1,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
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| Summary Nr: 14414270 | Event: 12/01/1991 | Employee Drowned In Aeration Pit At Wastewater Plant | ||||
| ON THE AFTERNOON OF DECEMBER 1, 1991, EMPLOYEE #1, AN OPERATOR, WAS WORKING AT A WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT OWNED BY THE CITY OF NEW ILONA, LA. HE WAS AN EMPLOYEE OF A.T.S. SERVICE, INC., A PRIVATE CONTRACTOR THAT MAINTAINED AND OPERATED THE PLANT. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ASSIGNED TO WORK BY HIMSELF AT THE PLANT. IT IS BELIEVED THAT SOME TIME DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AS HE WALKED ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF THE AERATION PIT, HE FELL IN, DROWNED, AND BECAME CAUGHT UP IN AERATION MACHINERY. EFFORTS WERE MADE TO FIND EMPLOYEE #1 BUT HIS BODY WAS NOT RECOVERED UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 10:00 AM ON DECEMBER 3, 1991, AFTER THE PIT WAS DRAINED. THERE WERE NO GUARDRAILS AROUND THE SIDES OF THE PIT, WHICH MEASURED 88 FEET WIDE BY 136 FEET LONG. THERE WAS NO KNOWN EYEWITNESS TO THIS ACCIDENT. | ||||||
| Keywords: guardrail, waste proc fac, pit, fall, fall protection, drown | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
| 1 | 108769167 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported | ||