WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2015
GIBSON, LA
A welder was killed this morning in Gibson after he fell
55-60 feet from a platform barge at a company in Gibson, the Terrebonne Parish
Sheriff's Office said.
James Patrick Lafleur, 44, of Morgan City, was pronounced
dead at Teche Hospital in Morgan City, Sheriff Jerry Larpenter said.
Deputies responded to the incident at 9:08 a.m. at Modern
American Recycle Services, Inc., 499 Powhattan Court, Gibson, LA 70356,
Larpenter said.
Modern American Recycle Services, Inc.
Located at 499 Powhatten Court, Gibson, LA 70356 on Bayou
Black about 20 miles from the Eugene Island Sea Buoy near mile marker 85 on the
ICW. The water depth ranges 16 to 20 foot in the channel with no height
restrictions from the Gulf. The yard sits on 74 acres and has 1,700 feet of
waterfront with 950 feet of bulk head. An additional 1,800 feet is available
for fleeting if needed.
After 40 years in the barge and ship demolition business,
Mr. Butch Caton has yet expanded his business again to accommodate offshore
decommissioning. In Spring 2010 M.A.R.S., Inc. opened the yard in Gibson, LA
with the main focus being offshore Platform and Rig scrapping. M.A.R.S., Inc.
will also continue to do ship breaking and barge demolition at this facility as
well.
At this location M.A.R.S., Inc. has a new 18,000 Manitowoc
crane with lifting capacity of 660 Metric Tons.
Other equipment used to assist with downsizing of the
platforms include a 2250 Manitowac 250 Ton truck crane, (5) material handlers
utilzing magnets, (4) material handlers utilizing grapples/claws, (2) front-end
loaders and a genesis 1000 shear.
Our barge turnaround averages 3 to 4 business days,
depending on the size of the material, how it is set up on the barge and
weather.
M.A.R.S., Inc. prides itself on customer satisfaction we DO
NOT charge to offload material. We pay competitive prices based on the current
scrap market for material received. Prices are negotiated per each job, and
most jobs are paid for on a steel tonnage basis.
We have done business with companies such as; Global Industries,
Tetra, Bisso Marine, Ensco, XTO Energy, Hilcorp, Dynamic Offshore Resources,
Wild Well Control, Certified Platforms, and more.
M.A.R.S., Inc. also services the Tri-parish area with roll
off containers and pick-up services. M.A.R.S., Inc. uses a certified Fairbanks
scale to weight all material and will pay top dollar.
M.A.R.S., Inc. also is able to do barge setups, barge
repairs, clean offs, barge ballast, fabrication of marine transportation and
installation aids, grillage, pipe stanchions, and load spreaders for our
customers at a minimal cost. This is very beneficial to our customers and saves
both time and money.