Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1440775 - Tyler Pipe Industries Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Dallas Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1440775

Report ID: 0626300

Date Opened: 12/11/1984

Site Address:
Tyler Pipe Industries Inc
Hwy 69 North
Tyler, TX 75710

Mailing Address:
Po Box 2027, Tyler, TX 75710

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3321

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/12/1984

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/01/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360640114

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$720	$0	$0	$0	$0	$720
Current Penalty	$360	$0	$0	$0	$0	$360
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	19100022 C	12/28/1984	12/31/1984	$360	$720	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14399471

Event: 12/06/1984

FALL INTO OPEN, UNPROTECTED PIT

ON DECEMBER 6, 1984, AT APPROXIMATELY 3:15 AM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ON HIS WAY FROM THE MAIN GATE ENTRANCE OF THE PLANT GROUNDS WHEN HE DECIDED TO TAKE A SHORT CUT THROUGH A BUILDING WHICH WAS THEN UNDER CONSTRUCTION. IT WAS DARK INSIDE THE BUILDING AND EMPLOYEE #1 WALKED RIGHT INTO AN OPEN PIT WHICH HAD NOT BEEN PROVIDED WITH COVER OR GUARD RAILS. THE CONCRETE PIT WAS 16 FEET DEEP. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS REMOVED FROM THE PIT AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. HE DIED IN THE HOSPITAL ON DECEMBER 8, 1984, OF A MASSIVE EMBOLISM THAT BLOCKED 2 MAIN ARTERIES OF HIS HEART.

Keywords: HEART, EMBOLISM, COVER, GUARDRAIL, PIT, FALL, ARTERY, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1440775			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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