Inspection Detail

Inspection: 123589798 - P&P Fabrication & Erection

Inspection Information - Office: Austin Area Office

Inspection Nr: 123589798

Report ID: 0625400

Date Opened: 03/20/1995

Site Address:
P&P Fabrication & Erection
5600 South 1st St
Austin, TX 78745

Mailing Address:
10216 Hogeye Rd, Elgin, TX 78621

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1791

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/14/1995

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/01/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361131071

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
Current Penalty	$750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$750
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	19260095 A	05/16/1995	05/19/1995	$750	$1,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170084198

Event: 03/17/1995

Employee dies in fall from structural steel I-beam

At approximately 10:30 a.m. on March 17, 1995, Employee #1 was on top of an I-beam spreading and connecting bar joists. A bundle of bar joists had just been set on the I-beams by a forklift. The operator put the forklift in reverse but realized he was going to run over some materials with his rear tires. He put the forklift in forward but did not lower the mast. The mast came in contact with the bundle of bar joists, knocking it off the beams. Employee #1 either was knocked off by the bar joists or moved to get away and lost his balance. The employee, who was not tied off, fell approximately 18 ft to a concrete slab. The employee died of a ruptured pulmonary vein.

Keywords: BEAM, LUNG, JOIST, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, RUPTURE, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, STRUCK BY, LOST BALANCE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123589798			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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