Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1128150.015 - Mechanical Testing Services, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Houston North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1128150.015

Report ID: 0626600

Date Opened: 02/24/2016

Site Address:
Mechanical Testing Services, Llc
20530 Stokes Rd
Waller, TX 77484

Mailing Address:
20530 Stokes Rd, Waller, TX 77484

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 541380/Testing Laboratories

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 02/25/2016

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/16/2018

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1066954

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$24,942	$0	$0	$0	$0	$24,942
Current Penalty	$14,965	$0	$0	$0	$0	$14,965
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	Latest Event
1.	01001A	Serious	19100146 C01	08/18/2016	08/30/2016	$7,483	$12,471	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19100146 C02	08/18/2016	08/30/2016	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01002	Serious	19100146 C04	08/18/2016	09/07/2016	$7,483	$12,471	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 83288.015

Event: 02/24/2016

Employee enters vessel and is killed.

At 6:00 a.m. on February 24, 2016, an employee was found unresponsive in the bottom of a testing vessel/containment box containing liquid nitrogen. The employee died.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Confined Space, Oxygen Deficiency, Suffocated

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1128150.015	35	M	Fatality		Technicians, n.e.c.

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