Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1624113 - Hall Buck Marine Services Co

Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1624113

Report ID: 0625700

Date Opened: 08/09/1984

Site Address:
Hall Buck Marine Services Co
Coke Terminal Facilities West End Of Gsu Rd
Baton Rouge, LA 70806

Mailing Address:
Po Box 35, Burnside, LA 70738

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1629

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/09/1984

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/09/1984

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360551303

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14259683

Event: 08/09/1984

EMPLOYEES INHALED TOXIC VAPORS; THOUGHT TO BE CHLORINE GAS

AT 7:40 AM ON AUGUST 9, 1984, EMPLOYEES #1 THRU #15 WERE WORKING AT A MARINE TERMINAL CONSTRUCTION SITE WEST OF G.S.U. RD. IN BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA. THERE WAS SOME MORNING FOG. A GRAY CLOUD WAS SEEN NORTH OF THE WORKSITE. THE CLOUD APPEARED TO MOVE TOWARD THE RIVER AND THEN TOWARDS THE SOUTHEAST, DIRECTLY ACROSS THE CONSTRUCTION SITE. 15 EMPLOYEES WERE SENT TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL, WHERE THEY WERE TREATED AND RELEASED. NO SIREN OR ALARM WAS HEARD BY ANYONE ON THE SITE. THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR HAD PERFORMED HYDROGEN SULFIDE AND METHANE DETECTION TESTS AT THE WORKSITE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THESE TESTS PROVED NEGATIVE. THE ORIGIN OF THE CLOUD REMAINS UNDETERMINED.

Keywords: ALARM, TOXIC ATMOSPHERE, CONSTRUCTION, INHALATION, CHLORINE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1624113	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
2	1624113	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
3	1624113	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
4	1624113	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
5	1624113	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
6	1624113	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
7	1624113	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
8	1624113	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
9	1624113	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
10	1624113	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
11	1624113	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
12	1624113	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
13	1624113	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
14	1624113	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
15	1624113	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported

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