Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1314491.015 - Gestamp Wind Towers Us, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Lubbock Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1314491.015

Report ID: 0627510

Date Opened: 05/08/2018

Site Address:
Gestamp Wind Towers Us, Inc.
9200 Ne 24th Street
Amarillo, TX 79108

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 31540, Amarillo, TX 79108

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 332322/Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 05/08/2018

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/16/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1332905	Yes
Inspection	1334339		Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$21,064	$0	$0	$0	$0	$21,064
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$8,130	$0	$8,130
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	Other	19100252 A01 I	08/10/2018	09/06/2018	$8,130	$8,130	$0	09/20/2018	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19101000 A02	08/10/2018	09/06/2018	$0	$12,934	$0	09/20/2018	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 105368.015

Event: 04/29/2018

Employee is overcome by carbon monoxide poisoning and is hos

At 2:00 p.m. on April 29, 2018, an employee was working from an elevated working platform while welding on a wind tower. The slag emptied into a square funnel or sawhopper that was located below the scaffold and a coworker had thrown some trash into the hopper that began to smoke. The employee suffered carbon monoxide poisoning and low level oxygen levels. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Carbon Monoxide, Elevated Work Plat, Inhalation, Poisoning, Smoke, Welding

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1314491.015	31	M	Hospitalized injury		Welders and cutters

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