Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1219485.015 - Vinton Steel, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: El Paso Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1219485.015

Report ID: 0627500

Date Opened: 03/15/2017

Site Address:
Vinton Steel, Llc
8001 Border Steel
Vinton, TX 79821

Mailing Address:
8001 Border Steel, Vinton, TX 79821

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 331110

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/27/2017

Emphasis: P:Gifall, L:Fabmetsh, L:Gifall

Case Closed: 07/17/2017

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1190896	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$25,350	$0	$0	$0	$0	$25,350
Current Penalty	$7,600	$0	$0	$7,600	$0	$15,200
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	Other	19100028 B01 I	06/09/2017	07/14/2017	$7,600	$12,675	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Other	19100030 A01	06/09/2017	08/31/2017	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01002	Serious	19100176 B	06/09/2017	06/26/2017	$7,600	$12,675	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 94134.015

Event: 03/10/2017

Employee falls off train cart and strikes head

At 9:43 p.m. on March 10, 2017, an employee was working from a train cart loaded with rebar. As the employee was unhooking the cart, a bundle of rebar rolled off the cart. He lost his balance and fell, striking his head on a protruding horizontal piece of rebar before falling to the ground.

Keywords: Fall, Head, Lost Balance, Rebar, Struck Against, Train

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1219485.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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