Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1598867.015 - Lj Drilling Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Dallas Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1598867.015

Report ID: 0626300

Date Opened: 05/27/2022

Site Address:
Lj Drilling Inc
500 Singleton Blvd
Dallas, TX 75212

Mailing Address:
1610 E. Miller Road, Garland, TX 75041

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 238910/Site Preparation Contractors

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/31/2022

Emphasis: N:Trench

Case Closed: 05/23/2023

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1899290

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	5					5
Current Violations	5					5
Initial Penalty	$20,511	$0	$0	$0	$0	$20,511
Current Penalty	$15,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$15,000
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	19260021 B02	10/04/2022	10/31/2022	$3,000	$4,351	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19260100 A	10/04/2022		$3,000	$4,351	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19260102 A01	10/04/2022		$3,000	$4,351	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01004	Serious	19260651 K01	10/04/2022	10/31/2022	$3,000	$3,729	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01005	Serious	19260652 B04 III	10/04/2022	10/12/2022	$3,000	$3,729	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 146580.015

Event: 05/27/2022

Employee is killed when struck by drill bit

At 9:30 a.m. on May 31, 2022, a work crew was using a Vermeer horizontal directional drilling machine to install fiberoptic cable in the ground. Employee #1 was using a 42-inch pipe wrench to tighten the drill bit while the horizontal directional drilling machine was in operation. The drill bit jumped and fatally struck the employee at the right side of his head.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Drill Bit, Drill Rig--Non-Oil, Drilling, Head, Installing, Optical Fiber Cable, Pipe Wrench, Skull, Struck By

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1598867.015	29	M	Fatality

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