Shellfish Farming
Industry Summary
The industry is exploding right now, seeing employment gains of over %. In just the 12 months between 2014 and 2015, a total of 232 new hires were taken in by the 256 establishments doing business in this industry. Over the past 5 years this industry has recorded an accident rate of over 2 times (0% more) the average for the Industry.
The accident investigation below was opened on Friday, January 16th 2015 by OSHA representitives in Church Point, LA which had occured previously at Chris Mounier Farm. A 18 year old Fisher had been killed when the employee drowns while being intoxicated with a mixer of drug
OSHA ID70101.015
Accident Date2015-01-16
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt approximately 3:00 p.m. on January 16, 2015, an employee was wading knee deep in a Crawfish field (pond) and emptying crawfish traps into a hand boat (small boat which floated next to him). He was wearing gloves and rubber chest waders/overalls, which were overalls with boots attached in one continuous piece of clothing. The employee's crawfishing partner found him floating face down in the water. The employee drowned. The autopsy showed that he was intoxicated with a mix of drugs.
OSHA Inspection Activity
Accident Rate
5 Year Average
7.57
Last 12 Months
0
Reporting Statistics
Inspection Records: 27
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 1