Inspection Detail

Inspection: 110345006 - Avondale Industries Inc., Steel Sales Div.

Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office

Inspection Nr: 110345006

Report ID: 0625700

Date Opened: 05/18/1994

Site Address:
Avondale Industries Inc., Steel Sales Div.
4000 Peters Road
Harvey, LA 70058

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5093

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/19/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/19/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360157580

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170082127

Event: 05/17/1994

Employee dies in fall from barge to riverbank

At 8:30 a.m. on May 17, 1994, Employee #1, the signalman for a crane operator who was lifting plate steel out of an open-top barge (ID #LC-106), flagged up the last load of plate steel. He then walked around the bow and down the land side on a walkway 39 inches wide as the load of steel plate was swinging across the barge. He stopped so as not to be under the load, took several steps back, and fell off the barge to the water and riverbank 8 feet below. Employee #1's head was fatally punctured and lacerated by steel sheeting. He lay half in the water and half on the bank; the water was only 4 feet deep. The steel sheeting had been installed by the Dock Board to protect the bank edge. Employee #1 weighed approximately 375 pounds.

Keywords: BARGE, SIGNALMAN, WORK RULES, METAL SHEET, LACERATION, RIVER, FALL, PUNCTURE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110345006			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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