Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1177335.015 - Stolthaven Houston, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Houston North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1177335.015

Report ID: 0626600

Date Opened: 09/14/2016

Site Address:
Stolthaven Houston, Inc.
15602 Jacintoport Blvd.
Houston, TX 77015

Mailing Address:
15602 Jacintoport Blvd., Houston, TX 77015

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 486910/Pipeline Transportation of Refined Petroleum Products

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/14/2016

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/17/2017

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1136358

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 88599.015

Event: 09/14/2016

Employee is caught between railroad cars and is killed

At 6:00 a.m. on September 14, 2016, an employee was in the process of coupling two railroad tank cars together. The employee, after directing the engineer to back up to continue the process of coupling the two tank cars, walked between the couplings and was caught by the moving coupling. The moving tank car coupling struck the employees torso and crushed him in between the two couplings. The employee died on impact.

Keywords: Caught In, Crushing, Railroad, Railroad Car, Railroad Tank Car, Struck By

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1177335.015	24	M	Fatality		Rail vehicle operators, n.e.c.

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