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Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED
Inspection: 917201.015 - B R Flowers & Company, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Norfolk
Nr: 917201.015Report ID: 0316300Open Date: 07/06/2013
B R Flowers & Company, Inc.
Uss Nitze, Pier 5norfolk Naval Base
Norfolk, VA 23505 		Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 336611/Ship Building and Repairing
Mailing: 102 N. Mallory Street, Hampton, VA 23663
Inspection Type:Fat/Cat
Scope:Complete Advanced Notice:N
Ownership:Private
Safety/Health:Health Close Conference:10/16/2013
Close Case:02/24/2015
Related Activity:TypeIDSafetyHealth
 Accident828687    
Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 1 1
Current Violations 1 1
Initial Penalty $7,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $7,000
Current Penalty $3,500 $0 $0 $0 $0 $3,500
FTA Amount $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

Violation Items
# ID Type Standard Issuance Abate Curr$ Init$ Fta$ Contest LastEvent
  1. 01001 Serious 5A0001 10/24/2013 11/05/2013 $3,500 $7,000 $0 I - Informal Settlement

Accident Investigation Summary
Summary Nr: 47766.015Event: 07/05/2013Employee Collapses From Heat Exhaustion And Later Dies
At 6 p.m. on July 5, 2013, an employee was working a 12 hour shift and was sweeping debris from the 3GG exhaust deck aboard the USS Nitze. The employee collapsed on the deck at approximately 6:00 p.m. from apparent heat exhaustion. Emergency services responded and the employee was transferred to a medical center where he died at approximately 9:30 p.m.
Keywords: shipyard, heat, ship, heat stroke
Inspection Degree Nature Occupation
1 917201.015 Fatality Heat Exhaustion

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