Inspection Detail

Inspection: 110343407 - Equitable Shipyards (Trinity Marine Groups)

Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office

Inspection Nr: 110343407

Report ID: 0625700

Date Opened: 10/06/1994

Site Address:
Equitable Shipyards (Trinity Marine Groups)
4325 France Rd
New Orleans, LA 70126

Mailing Address:
Po Box 8001, New Orleans, LA 70126

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3731

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/12/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/08/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361123490

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$4,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,500
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	19150094	10/26/1994	11/14/1994	$0	$4,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170082317

Event: 09/28/1994

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Some shipyard employees were working in the aluminum hull of a Navy patrol boat (Job No. PCT-G216). One of the employees was working alone in a 6-foot by 6-foot by 3-foot fuel tank hold inside the hull. He was welding a sounder tube into place. He had a grounded drop light and an Arrow welding gun (Model No. AH20-E). The welding gun was plugged into an Airco welding machine (Model No. 25 DTR-24A, Serial No. HE753734) at ground level. The welding machine output was rated at 460 volts and 250 amperes and was connected in three-phase mode. He was only fitting and tacking the tube in place. Another worker was to finish welding the tube. Sometime between 1:45 and 2:00 PM, he apparently received an electric shock. He was discovered unconscious in the hold at about 2:00 PM. He had been electrocuted. The autopsy found current entry and exit wounds on a forearm and on a cheek. The source of the electric shock was not determined.

Keywords: SHIPYARD, E M, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, WELDER, WELDING, ELECTRIC LIGHT--PORT, WELDING ELECTRODE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110343407			Fatality	Electric Shock	Welders and cutters

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