Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303644074 - Tate Metalworks, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Oklahoma City Area Office

Inspection Nr: 303644074

Report ID: 0627700

Date Opened: 06/25/2001

Site Address:
Tate Metalworks, Inc.
3727 East 131st Street South
Bixby, OK 74008

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 171, Spartanburg, SC 29304

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1791

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/25/2001

Emphasis: L:Fall, S:Construction Fatalities

Case Closed: 10/15/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100642172

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
Current Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
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	19260454 A	09/27/2001	10/02/2001	$2,500	$2,500	$0		-
2.	01001B	Serious	19260454 B	09/27/2001	10/02/2001	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200641967

Event: 06/23/2001

Employee died after falling 45 feet from a ladder

At approximately 3:00 p.m. on June 23, 2001, Employee #1 of Tate Metalworks, Inc., working with two other coworkers, finished the week's welding work inside a new power plant exhaust stack. The crew descended from atop scaffolding about 100 feet high. About halfway down Employee # 1 went to retrieve some personal items, and elected to use a secondary 75- foot attached fixed ladder. While accessing, or on the ladder, the employee fell about 45 feet to the second level within the exhaust stack, suffered a concussion and died.

Keywords: EXHAUST SYSTEM, LADDER, WELDER, FIXED LADDER, FALL, SCAFFOLD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303644074			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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