Inspection Detail

Inspection: 301309860 - Quietflex Manufacturing

Inspection Information - Office: Houston North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 301309860

Report ID: 0626600

Date Opened: 10/10/1997

Site Address:
Quietflex Manufacturing
4518 Brittmoore Rd.
Houston, TX 77041

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3499

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/14/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/12/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360342315

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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.	01001	Other	19040008	11/19/1997	11/24/1997	$0	$0	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	19100147 C04 II	11/19/1997	11/28/1997	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201760402

Event: 09/19/1997

Employee injured between forklift and bin, later dies

At approximately 7:00 p.m. on September 19, 1997, Employee #1 was using a forklift to dump refuse into a stationary compactor. He got down from the forklift, which he left operating in neutral gear and without setting the hand brake, and stood between the dumpster on the forks and the hopper of the compactor. The vibration of the running engine caused the forklift to slowly move forward, and Employee #1 became trapped at the waist between the dumpster and the hopper. A coworker heard him scream and rescued him. Employee #1 was transported by taxi to a medical center. There, he contracted a bacterial infection that resulted in renal failure. While undergoing surgery, it was discovered that he had suffered colon damage. At 9:06 a.m. on October 8, 1997, he died of respiratory failure followed by heart failure.

Keywords: IND TRK OPERATOR, VEHICLE IN GEAR, HAND BRAKE, WORK RULES, VIBRATIONS, CAUGHT BETWEEN, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, MECH MAT HANDLING, INFECTIOUS DISEASE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301309860			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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