OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14519987
PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT INDUSTRIES
GRAND ISLE, LA·
Event description
Nine employees burned, three killed, in barge explosion
Investigation abstract
At approximately 5:15 p.m. on March 18, 1987, a crew of six employees was repair ing the end of a concrete barge on Lake Maurepas. They ignited flammable paraffi n wax fumes that were in the compartments of the barge, causing an explosion and fire. Employees #1 through #3 were killed, and Employees #4 through #9 sustaine d burns and other injuries. Employees #4 through #6 were hospitalized.
Victims (9)
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#1 Fatality Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 35
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Hazardous substance
- 2000
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#2 Fatality Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 35
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Hazardous substance
- 2000
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Fatality Age 32 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 35
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Hazardous substance
- 2000
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#4 Hospitalized Age 28 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 18
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 35
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Hazardous substance
- 2000
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#5 Hospitalized Age 23 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 16
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 35
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Hazardous substance
- 2000
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#6 Hospitalized Age 35 M
- Nature of injury
- 4
- Part of body
- 2
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 35
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Hazardous substance
- 2000
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#7 Non-hospitalized injury Age 27 M
- Nature of injury
- 20
- Part of body
- 20
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 35
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Hazardous substance
- 2000
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#8 Non-hospitalized injury Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 20
- Part of body
- 20
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 35
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Hazardous substance
- 2000
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#9 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 20
- Part of body
- 20
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 35
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Hazardous substance
- 2000
- Task assigned
- 1
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