Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1674538.015 - Gcb Industries, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Austin

Inspection Nr: 1674538.015

Report ID: 0625400

Date Opened: 06/01/2023

Site Address:
Gcb Industries, Llc
8127 Oak Grove Rd
Franklin, TX 77856

Mailing Address:
14149 Interdrive West, Houston, TX 77032

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 332410/Power Boiler and Heat Exchanger Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/02/2023

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/30/2023

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety
Accident	2036771
Inspection	1674539	Yes
Inspection	1674540	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 156859.015

Event: 05/31/2023

Employee dies from multiple injuries when boiler explodes

At 8:00 a.m. on May 31, 2023, an employee working for a boiler manufacturer was monitoring the commissioning of an auxiliary boiler when the boiler exploded. The employee sustained blunt force trauma from projectile debris and the shock blast wave and was killed.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Boiler, Contusion, Explosion, Head, High Pressure, Inspecting, Lack of Work Procedures, Pressure Release, Pressure Vessel, Projectile, Struck By

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1674538.015	50	M	Fatality

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