Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303687990 - Amfels Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Corpus Christi Area Office

Inspection Nr: 303687990

Report ID: 0626000

Date Opened: 03/26/2002

Site Address:
Amfels Inc.
20000 Sh 48, Port Brownsville
Brownsville, TX 78523

Mailing Address:
Po Box 3107, Brownsville, TX 78523

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3731

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/27/2002

Emphasis: L:Fall, S:Shipyards

Case Closed: 05/14/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100211275

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$4,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,000
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	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19150159 B07	08/19/2002	08/23/2002	$4,000	$5,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200211001

Event: 03/25/2002

Employee has heart attack and falls from ladder

Employee #1 was part of a crew working on an irregular steel structure. The crew was trying to reinforce a fixed ladder to allow the cutting off of a vertical beam. Employee #1 was oddly poised with his right leg on the ladder rung and his left leg on the small scaffold at the far side. He was trying to tack weld the side of the ladder. He was wearing a fall arrest system but had unhooked it to reposition himself to the side. He suffered a heart attack and lost his balance, struck the frame on the way down, and died.

Keywords: STEEL, HEART ATTACK, LADDER, STRUCK AGAINST, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SCAFFOLD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303687990			Fatality	Concussion	Welders and cutters

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