Inspection Detail

Inspection: 100253517 - Alamo Express Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Houston North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 100253517

Report ID: 0626600

Date Opened: 12/23/1985

Site Address:
Alamo Express Inc
2334 Gulf Terminal
Houston, TX 77023

Mailing Address:
Po Box 230122, Houston, TX 77223

Union Status: Union

SIC:4212

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/23/1985

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/09/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360141238

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$240	$0	$0	$0	$0	$240
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100023 A01	01/21/1986	01/27/1986	$240	$240	$0	02/07/1986	D - Govt Dismissed	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14498497

Event: 12/17/1985

EMPLOYEE ENTANGLED IN UNIVERSAL JOINT OF TRUCK DRIVE SHAFT

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS TRYING TO ADJUST OR REPAIR A SPEEDOMETER CABLE ON A 1981 FORD TRACTOR TRUCK 9000, SERIAL NUMBER 4110. HE JACKED UP ONE OF THE BACK WHEELS SO THAT THE DRIVESHAFT COULD BE FREELY ROTATED (AND THE SPEEDOMETER CABLE AS WELL) WITHOUT MOVING THE TRUCK. AT SOME POINT THE SLEEVE OF HIS JACKET WAS CAUGHT BY THE UNIVERSAL JOINT. THE JACKET BECAME ENTANGLED, DRAWING EMPLOYEE #1 INTO THE DRIVE SHAFT. SINCE THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS BEING DRIVEN BY THE FULL TORQUE OF THE TRUCK'S ENGINE, IT CONTINUED TO ROTATE, INFLICTING MULTIPLE FATAL INJURIES ON EMPLOYEE #1.

Keywords: CLOTHING, REPAIR, ROTATING SHAFT, WORK RULES, ENTANGLED, DRIVE SHAFT, UNIVERSAL JOINT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100253517			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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