CONVENT, LA —
OSHA Inspection: CONNEX-METALNA
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of CONNEX-METALNA in 7790 LA HWY 44, CONVENT, LA 70723 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 301991485.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- CONNEX-METALNA
- Site address
- 7790 LA HWY 44
- City
- CONVENT
- State
- LA
- ZIP
- 70723
- Mailing
- ZAGREBSKA C.20, MARIBOR, SLOVENIA, FN 02000
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Accident-driven (A)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- Yes
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 3532
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
- Industry flags
- Manufacturing safety.
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Dec 3, 1998
- Abate by
- Dec 30, 1998
- Penalty
- Initial $63,000 · Current $5,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to the conditions listed below: a) On or about 11 Jun 98, at the Illinois Central RailMarine Terminal (ICRMT), Convent, LA at the ICRMT pier along the Mississippi River, Connex-Metalna, the manufacturer of the Gantry Ship Unloader, was in the process of conducting the 25 percent overload portion of the acceptance testing required for Maritime Crane certification. The Gantry Ship Unloader, rated for 40 metric tons, was equipped with a 50 metric ton load (25 percent over rated capacity). The 50 metric ton load had just reached the full extent of the unloader's boom when the Gantry Ship Unloader fell into the Mississippi River due to inadequate engineering design of the counterweight system. Connex-Metalna utilized engineering data and specifications for a similar but significantly different unloader, located in Mobile, Alabama. The data and/or specifications were never verified as appropriate engineering design for the crane to be tested at ICRMT. By utilizing the data and specifications used for the Mobile, Alabama crane, the counterweight for the ICRMT unloader was insufficient to support the crane, exposing employees and other contractor personnel located on the crane in the operators cab and the machinery house (approx 160 and 180 ft above river level, respectively) to the hazards and injuries related to the crane falling into the river, which was a contributing factor to the death of one of the employees that was in the operator cab at the time of the incident. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to assure that the correct engineering data is utilized when the design of the crane undergoes major changes.s
Recent events (2)
- — J (S) $5000.00
- — Z (W) $63000.00
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 301991485.
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