Inspection Detail

Inspection: 308587922 - Welders Enterprises Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Houston North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 308587922

Report ID: 0626600

Date Opened: 08/05/2005

Site Address:
Welders Enterprises Llc
9600 Clinton Dr.
Houston, TX 77029

Mailing Address:
3122 Crestwater, Corpus Christi, TX 78415

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1799

NAICS: 238990/All Other Specialty Trade Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/10/2005

Emphasis: L:Fall, L:Oilgas, S:Construction Fatalities

Case Closed: 11/02/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101762904

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$7,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,000
Current Penalty	$7,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,000
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	5A0001	01/26/2006	02/28/2006	$3,500	$3,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100132 F01	01/26/2006	02/28/2006	$3,500	$3,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201762341

Event: 08/04/2005

Employee Is Killed in Fall from Platform

At approximately 6:10 p.m. on August 4, 2005, an employee, a welder and pipefitter, climbed over the handrails of the permanent rig stairs after exiting the drill deck to access the personnel platform of an articulating boom lift, Snorkellift TB-A80. The employee slipped while climbing over the handrails and the personnel platform moved away from the stair landing as the employee placed his weight onto the platform rails, causing him to lose his balance and fall approximately 64 ft to the ground, killing him. The employee was wearing a fall protection harness with a Y-lanyard, both attachment ends of the Y-lanyard were attached to the back D-ring of the harness when the fall occurred.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WELDER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308587922			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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