Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1557065.015 - Heb Blalock Warehouse

Inspection Information - Office: Houston North

Inspection Nr: 1557065.015

Report ID: 0626600

Date Opened: 10/08/2021

Site Address:
Heb Blalock Warehouse
4501 Blalock Rd.
Houston, TX 77041

Mailing Address:
4625 Windfern Rd., Houston, TX 77041

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 493120/Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/08/2021

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/01/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1821475

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$25,898	$0	$0	$0	$0	$25,898
Current Penalty	$14,502	$0	$0	$0	$0	$14,502
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	19100147 C04 II B	03/07/2022	03/31/2022	$14,502	$14,502	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100178 M05 I	03/07/2022	03/31/2022	$11,396	$11,396	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 140008.015

Event: 10/08/2021

Employee Is Killed When Struck By Falling Dock Leveler Ramp

At 11:30 a.m. on October 8, 2021, an employee was performing maintenance to a me chanical dock leveler and was testing the equipment when a bolt sheared off caus ing a ramp to close. The employee's head was caught under the ramp and was crush ed, killing him.

Keywords:bolt, caught by, caught in, crushed, falling object, fracture, head, loading dock, loading ramp, lockout, lockout/tagout, maintenance, material handling, metal, metal decking, ppe, ramp, repair, safety block, sheared, st

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1557065.015			Fatality		Specified mechanics and repairers

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