Inspection Detail

Inspection: 2175800 - Alvin Gonzales & Sons

Inspection Information - Office: Corpus Christi Area Office

Inspection Nr: 2175800

Report ID: 0626000

Date Opened: 11/26/1985

Site Address:
Alvin Gonzales & Sons
State Hwy 239 & Us Highway 77
Refugio, TX 78377

Mailing Address:
311 Avalon, Victoria, TX 77090

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1771

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Planned

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/26/1985

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/19/1986

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14401939

Event: 11/19/1985

Employee killed when struck by large radiator fan

Employee #1 and a coworker, his brother, left the control room of an asphalt plant to secure it for the day. The coworker stopped to talk to someone for a few minutes while Employee #1 continued toward a 40 ft closed trailer to shut down the main generator. When the coworker finished talking and went over to the trailer, he noticed the 12-cylinder Caterpillar generator engine making a strange noise that stopped as he got to the trailer. He shut the side door on the trailer and as he went to shut the back doors he could see Employee #1's legs and feet sticking out from behind the radiator. Upon entering the trailer he saw that Employee #1's right arm was severed below the elbow and that one of the fan blades was almost through his neck. Employee #1 was killed. The blade guard had been removed.

Keywords: FAN BLADE, WORK RULES, SEVERED, CONSTRUCTION, NECK, STRUCK BY, ARM

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2175800					Occupation Not Listed

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