Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1591176.015 - Titan Metal Fabricators, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Austin

Inspection Nr: 1591176.015

Report ID: 0625400

Date Opened: 04/20/2022

Site Address:
Titan Metal Fabricators, Inc.
829 Bartlett Road
Sealy, TX 77474

Mailing Address:
352 Balboa Circle, Camarillo, CA 93012

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 332312/Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 04/21/2022

Emphasis: L:Fabmetsh

Case Closed: 01/24/2023

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1887096

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	5			3		8
Current Violations	3			5		8
Initial Penalty	$46,405	$0	$0	$1,450	$0	$47,855
Current Penalty	$21,500	$0	$0	$10,450	$0	$31,950
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.	01001A	Serious	19100134 D01 III	08/30/2022	09/26/2022	$8,500	$10,151	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19100134 D02 III	08/30/2022	09/26/2022	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01002	Serious	19100134 E01	08/30/2022	09/26/2022	$4,500	$5,801	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01003	Other	19100151 B	08/30/2022	09/26/2022	$4,500	$10,151	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01004	Other	19100252 C01 IV	08/30/2022	09/26/2022	$4,500	$10,151	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	01005	Serious	19100252 C02 I	08/30/2022	09/26/2022	$8,500	$10,151	$0	I - Informal Settlement
7.	02001	Other	19040041 A02	08/30/2022	09/26/2022	$1,450	$1,450	$0	I - Informal Settlement
8.	02002	Other	19100132 D02	08/30/2022	09/26/2022	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
9.	02003A	Other	19100134 C02 I	08/30/2022	09/26/2022	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
10.	02003B	Other	19100134 K06	08/30/2022	09/26/2022	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 145628.015

Event: 04/19/2022

Employee Is Killed Due To Asphyxiation

At 1:30 p.m. on April 19, 2022, an employee was back welding inside a spool vessel (titanium pipe) that was 24 inches in diameter. The employee asphyxiated due to the displacement of oxygen by argon gas.

Keywords:argon, asphyxiated, vessel--container, welding

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1591176.015			Fatality

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