Inspection Detail

Inspection: 100755081 - Houston Lighting And Power

Inspection Information - Office: Houston North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 100755081

Report ID: 0626600

Date Opened: 04/04/1991

Site Address:
Houston Lighting And Power
7502 Fm 646
Santa Fe, TX 77510

Mailing Address:
P.O.Box 940, Alvin, TX 77511

Union Status: Union

SIC:4911

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Unprog Rel

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/04/1991

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/05/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360969810

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$4,250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,250
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	19260651 B03	04/24/1991	05/02/1991	$0	$4,250	$0	05/09/1991	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14398622

Event: 03/25/1991

EMPLOYEE ASPHYXIATED AFTER INHALING NATURAL GAS FUMES

A power line crew working for an electric utility was using a boom truck equipped with an auger to dig a hole for a 12.2-meter-tall replacement utility pole. The auger struck an unmarked 19-millimeter-diameter natural gas line. The accident was immediately reported to the dispatcher for the gas utility owning the line, who sent an employee to the scene. The gas utility employee was laying on his stomach with his head in the 460-millimeter-diameter, 1.2-meter-deep hole, trying to squeeze the plastic gas line to close it and stop the leak. The employee was overcome after inhaling natural gas fumes. He died 4 days after the accident.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, INHALATION, TOXIC FUMES, OVEREXPOSURE, NATURAL GAS, AUGER, GAS LEAK, CHEMICAL VAPOR

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100755081					Occupation Not Listed

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