Inspection Detail

Inspection: 109450163 - Hou-Tex Metals Company Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Houston North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 109450163

Report ID: 0626600

Date Opened: 04/24/1995

Site Address:
Hou-Tex Metals Company Inc
15 Japhet
Houston, TX 77020

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 22957, Houston, TX 77227

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5093

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/26/1995

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/20/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360925440

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
Current Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
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	19100147 C01	05/03/1995	07/20/1995	$1,500	$2,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19101200 E01	05/03/1995	06/20/1995	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14217962

Event: 04/22/1995

Employee dies when head crushed by falling trailer

At approximately 9:15 a.m. on April 22, 1995, a tractor trailer loaded with scrap shavings and grinding mix backed up parallel to a barge that was sitting at a boat dock/terminal. After the crane operator took some scrap from the rear of the tractor trailer, the driver of the tractor lifted the trailer approximately 18 to 20 ft high. The trailer tilted to the left and tipped over onto the barge. Employee #1, a safety spotter, who was standing on the catwalk of the barge, saw the trailer tipping and ran to get out of the way of the falling trailer. He apparently slipped and fell, and his head was crushed by the trailer against the barge. Employee #1 died.

Keywords: HEAD, LOAD SHIFT, SLIP, CRUSHED, FALL, STRUCK BY, TRACTOR TRAILER, FALLING OBJECT, OVERTURN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109450163			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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