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Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1591176.015 - Titan Metal Fabricators, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Austin Area Office

 

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 Contest Latest Event Note
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 of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1591176.015 35 M Fatality
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