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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 100739259 - A-1 Lumber And Pallet Co.
Inspection Information - Office: Houston North Area Office
Site Address:
A-1 Lumber And Pallet Co.
16707 Mathis Church Rd.
Houston, TX 77090
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:2448
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 06/11/1987
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 07/20/1987
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360641104 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 9 | 3 | 12 | |||
| Current Violations | 9 | 3 | 12 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $3,320 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,320 |
| Current Penalty | $100 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $100 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100212 A03 II | 07/01/1987 | 07/09/1987 | $92 | $420 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100213 B03 | 07/01/1987 | 07/23/1987 | $1 | $300 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 01003A | Serious | 19100213 H01 | 07/01/1987 | 07/20/1987 | $1 | $640 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 4. | 01003B | Serious | 19100213 H03 | 07/01/1987 | 07/20/1987 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 5. | 01003C | Serious | 19100213 H04 | 07/01/1987 | 07/20/1987 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 6. | 01004A | Serious | 19100215 A02 | 07/01/1987 | 07/09/1987 | $1 | $180 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 7. | 01004B | Serious | 19100215 A04 | 07/01/1987 | 07/09/1987 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 8. | 01004C | Serious | 19100215 B09 | 07/01/1987 | 07/09/1987 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 9. | 01005A | Serious | 19100219 E03 I | 07/01/1987 | 07/14/1987 | $1 | $240 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 10. | 01005B | Serious | 19100219 D01 | 07/01/1987 | 07/10/1987 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 11. | 01005C | Serious | 19100219 F03 | 07/01/1987 | 07/14/1987 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 12. | 01006 | Serious | 19100213 B01 | 07/01/1987 | 07/27/1987 | $1 | $640 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 13. | 01007 | Serious | 19100303 F | 07/01/1987 | 07/10/1987 | $1 | $240 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 14. | 01008 | Serious | 19100303 G02 I | 07/01/1987 | 07/09/1987 | $1 | $360 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 15. | 01009 | Serious | 19100305 G01 III | 07/01/1987 | 07/09/1987 | $1 | $300 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 16. | 02001 | Other | 19100022 A01 | 07/01/1987 | 07/07/1987 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 17. | 02002 | Other | 19100178 P01 | 07/01/1987 | 07/04/1987 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 18. | 02003 | Other | 19100305 G02 III | 07/01/1987 | 07/10/1987 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
Some employees were assembling wooden pallets. They arranged precut boards on top of a roller conveyor to make a pallet. They then used a drill with a 16-in.-long by 0.5-in.-diameter bit to make holes through the 8.5-in.-thick wood. The drill bit would protrudes 7.5 in. below the bottom of the trays after it passed through the wood. The workers attached the drill to a flexible drive steel cable arm, approximately 6 ft long, making it easy for an employee to drill all the holes in a pallet as it was assembled. After the holes were drilled, the workers would push the pallet toward the bolting area. (The drilling and bolting areas were 6 ft apart, without any physical separation.) At the time of the accident, the pallets had butted together in such a manner that the center holes could not be reached for bolting from a standing position. As was common practice in this situation, Employee #1 went under the conveyor table to insert the bolts. As he was putting bolts into a pallet, a drill bit penetrated the pallet from above and protruded out the bottom, striking him in the head. Employee #1 was killed.
Keywords: HEAD, DRILLING MACHINE, WORK RULES, STRUCK BY, INATTENTION, PUNCTURE
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100739259 | Fatality | Puncture | Occupation not reported |