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Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge | ||||
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| Nr: 313029621 | Report ID: 0625700 | Open Date: 03/16/2010 | ||
| Gatx Corporation | ||||
| 1421 Bravo Street Camp Minden, LA 71058 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 4741/Rental of Railroad Cars | ||||
| NAICS: 488210/Support Activities for Rail Transportation | ||||
| Mailing: 222 West Adams Street, Chicago, IL 60606 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | Y | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 03/16/2010 | |
| Close Case: | 09/16/2010 | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 100559582 | |||
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $10,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10,000 |
| Current Penalty | $10,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10,000 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Violation Items | |||||||||||
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| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100146 C05 IIC | 05/06/2010 | 05/17/2010 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100146 K01 I | 05/06/2010 | 05/17/2010 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $0 | - | ||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 200556025 | Event: 03/12/2010 | Employee Dies In Confined Space Due To Lack Of Oxygen | ||||
| On March 12, 2010, Employee #1 and five coworkers were stenciling the exterior and visually verifying the interior of three railcars. The employee had equipped himself with a monitoring meter to perform internal railcar, confined space testing prior to entry. Employee #1 operated a truck crane to remove the manway covers that two coworkers had unbolted. After the lid was removed, Employee #1 dismounted the truck crane but left the monitoring meter. Employee #1 mounted and entered, to photograph, two subsequent railcars but did no preentry monitoring. On the third railcar, Employee #1 entered the railcar without conducting preentry atmospheric monitoring. Employee #1 was in the railcar, took several photos, then preceded to exit up the interior ladder but fell back into the railcar. Coworker #1 (hole watch) was preparing to enter the space but was told not to enter the railcar by the remaining coworkers. Coworker #1 yelled down to a crew member to bring him the monitoring meter. He placed the probe into the manway and immediately got a low oxygen alarm. The reading was between 5 and 7.3 oxygen. Employee #1 died in the confined space due to oxygen deprivation. The employee was equipped with a cartridge respirator. | ||||||
| Keywords: oxygen deficiency, confined space, railroad car | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 313029621 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Occupation not reported | ||