Inspection Detail

Inspection: 306482100 - Gonzales Sandpit

Inspection Information - Office: Houston South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 306482100

Report ID: 0626700

Date Opened: 08/25/2004

Site Address:
Gonzales Sandpit
6305 Selinsky
Houston, TX 77048

Mailing Address:
7218 Palestine, Houston, TX 77020

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5032

NAICS: 423320/ Brick, Stone, and Related Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/25/2004

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/07/2005

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101931368

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
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.	01001A	Serious	5A0001	12/30/2004	02/01/2005	$0	$1,500	$0	01/26/2005	R - Review Commission	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01001B	Serious	19260021 B02	12/30/2004	02/01/2005	$0	$0	$0	01/26/2005	R - Review Commission	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201923265

Event: 08/25/2004

Employee is killed when struck by excavator

On August 25, 2004, Employee #1, a dump truck driver, was driving the truck towards the sand pit. Employee #2 was operating an excavator. Employee #2 told Employee #1 that he could proceed because his truck was full. Employee #1 exited the dump truck to fix his tail light. Employee #2 rotated the excavator. Upon turning the excavator, Employee #1 was killed when he was either struck by or pinned between the excavator and truck.

Keywords: PINNED, DRIVER, LACERATION, DUMP TRUCK, EXCAVATOR, STRUCK BY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306482100			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Truck drivers, light

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