Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1576768.015 - Woodville Pellets, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Houston North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1576768.015

Report ID: 0626600

Date Opened: 02/07/2022

Site Address:
Woodville Pellets, Llc
164 Co Rd 1040
Woodville, TX 75979

Mailing Address:
164 Co Rd 1040, Woodville, TX 75979

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 321999/All Other Miscellaneous Wood Product Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/07/2022

Emphasis: N:Dustexpl

Case Closed: 09/27/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1863907	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2	1				3
Current Violations	2		1			3
Initial Penalty	$20,302	$116,022	$0	$0	$0	$136,324
Current Penalty	$12,180	$0	$70,000	$0	$0	$82,180
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.	01001	Serious	5A0001	07/20/2022	09/15/2022	$6,090	$10,151	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100147 D03	07/20/2022	09/15/2022	$6,090	$10,151	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	02001	Repeat	19100147 C04 I	07/20/2022	09/15/2022	$70,000	$116,022	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 143498.015

Event: 02/02/2022

Employee suffers multiple burns from flash fire in baghouse

At 10:06 p.m. on February 2, 2022, an employee was checking on a fault that occurred in the fan/blower section of a dust collecting baghouse. The employee opened the door several times and radioed his coworkers to notify them that were was a problem. A flash fire occurred, and the employee suffered thermal burns above his waist, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Abdomen, Arm, Burn, Chest, Dust Collector, Face, Fire, Head, Repair

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1576768.015	41	M	Hospitalized injury

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