Inspection Detail

Inspection: 307004259 - Tetra Applied Technologies, Lp Dba Tetra Pipe Sale

Inspection Information - Office: Lubbock Area Office

Inspection Nr: 307004259

Report ID: 0627400

Date Opened: 04/14/2004

Site Address:
Tetra Applied Technologies, Lp Dba Tetra Pipe Sale
3209 W. Industrial St.
Midland, TX 79702

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 2517, Midland, TX 79702

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1389

NAICS: 213112/Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/29/2004

Emphasis: L:Oilgas

Case Closed: 07/05/2005

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100812106

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	11			2		13
Current Violations	6			5		11
Initial Penalty	$38,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$38,000
Current Penalty	$15,875	$0	$0	$2,500	$0	$18,375
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	19100095 C01	09/28/2004	10/04/2004	$1,875	$2,500	$0	10/21/2004	J - ALJ Decision
2.	01002	Other	19100133 A01	09/28/2004	10/04/2004	$0	$1,500	$0	10/21/2004	J - ALJ Decision
3.	01003	Serious	19100147 C01	09/28/2004	10/04/2004	$2,500	$2,500	$0	10/21/2004	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.
4.	01004	Serious	19100176 B	09/28/2004	10/04/2004	$3,750	$5,000	$0	10/21/2004	J - ALJ Decision
5.	01005A	Serious	19100178 L01 I	09/28/2004	10/04/2004	$5,000	$5,000	$0	10/21/2004	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.
6.	01005B	Other	19100178 L06	09/28/2004	10/04/2004	$2,500	$0	$0	10/21/2004	J - ALJ Decision
7.	01005C	Serious	19100178 P01	09/28/2004	10/04/2004	$0	$0	$0	10/21/2004	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.
8.	01008	Serious	19100242 B	09/28/2004	10/08/2004	$2,000	$2,000	$0	10/21/2004	J - ALJ Decision
9.	01009A	Serious	19100253 B01 II	09/28/2004	10/08/2004	$2,500	$2,500	$0	10/21/2004	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.
10.	01009B	Other	19100253 B02 IV	09/28/2004	10/08/2004	$0	$0	$0	10/21/2004	J - ALJ Decision
11.	01009C	Serious	19100253 B04 III	09/28/2004	10/08/2004	$0	$0	$0	10/21/2004	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.
12.	01010	Serious	19100303 G02 I	09/28/2004	10/04/2004	$3,750	$5,000	$0	10/21/2004	J - ALJ Decision
13.	01013	Serious	19101096 D01	09/28/2004	10/04/2004	$2,500	$2,500	$0	10/21/2004	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.
14.	01014A	Serious	19100212 A01	09/28/2004	10/04/2004	$2,500	$2,500	$0	10/21/2004	J - ALJ Decision
15.	01014B	Serious	19100219 D01	09/28/2004	10/04/2004	$0	$2,500	$0	10/21/2004	J - ALJ Decision
16.	01014C	Serious	19100219 E03 I	09/28/2004	10/04/2004	$0	$0	$0	10/21/2004	J - ALJ Decision
17.	01015A	Serious	19100334 A03 II	09/28/2004	10/08/2004	$2,000	$2,000	$0	10/21/2004	J - ALJ Decision
18.	01015B	Serious	19100305 G01 III	09/28/2004	10/08/2004	$0	$2,500	$0	10/21/2004	J - ALJ Decision
19.	01015C	Serious	19100305 J02 II	09/28/2004	10/08/2004	$0	$0	$0	10/21/2004	J - ALJ Decision
20.	02001A	Other	19100157 C04	09/28/2004	10/08/2004	$0	$0	$0	10/21/2004	J - ALJ Decision
21.	02001B	Other	19100157 E03	09/28/2004	10/08/2004	$0	$0	$0	10/21/2004	J - ALJ Decision
22.	02002	Other	19101200 G01	09/28/2004	10/08/2004	$0	$0	$0	10/21/2004	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200811792

Event: 04/14/2004

Rolling Pipes Strike Worker, Killing Him

On April 14, 2004, Employee #1 and a coworker were working at a pipe-honing machine. They were repositioning pipe on a pipe rack, when the rack tilted, causing several pipes to roll into Employee #1, crushing his chest and killing him. The pipe was oilfield-casing pipe, approximately 32 ft long and 8.625 inches in diameter. The approximate weight of each section of pipe was 1,024 pounds. One of the rack's support legs had been knocked off earlier in the day by a front-end loader. However, the pipe-honing operation was allowed to continue to operate.

Keywords: CHEST, ASPHYXIATED, CRUSHED, MECH MAT HANDLING, OIL WELL SERVICING, PIPE, STRUCK BY, UNSTABLE LOAD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307004259			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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