Inspection Detail

Inspection: 301993101 - Allied Shipyard, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office

Inspection Nr: 301993101

Report ID: 0625700

Date Opened: 10/07/1998

Site Address:
Allied Shipyard, Inc.
310 Ledet Lane
Larose, LA 70373

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3731

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/08/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/21/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100550235

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,000
Current Penalty	$2,400	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,400
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	19150073 D	12/01/1998	12/04/1998	$2,400	$3,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200550341

Event: 10/02/1998

Employee killed in fall to bottom of shipboard tank

At approximately 2:30 a.m. on October 2, 1998, Employee #1, a welder, was walking behind another welder on the deck of the ship Southern River, which was in dry dock for repairs. He fell approximately 17 ft through a hole in the deck and landed in the bottom of a liquid holding tank that was being modified. Employee #1 suffered massive head trauma and was killed instantly. Witnesses reported that rope guard barriers were down in the area where Employee #1 fell; other witnesses stated that the rope guard barriers had been up two days before the accident, when welding was being done in the area.

Keywords: HEAD, GUARDRAIL, SHIPYARD, BARRIER GUARD, WORK RULES, WELDER, SHIP, FALL, FLOOR OPENING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301993101			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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