Inspection Detail
Inspection: 308590074 - Northwest Pipe Company
Inspection Information - Office: Houston North Area Office
Site Address:
Northwest Pipe Company
6307 Toledo St
Houston, TX 77008
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:3317
NAICS: 331210/Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from Purchased Steel
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 07/06/2006
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 07/18/2007
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 101763183 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
Initial Penalty | $16,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $16,500 |
Current Penalty | $9,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9,500 |
FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
# | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100147 D01 | 07/18/2006 | 07/22/2006 | $7,000 | $7,000 | $0 | 08/08/2006 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100147 D03 | 07/18/2006 | 07/21/2006 | $7,000 | $7,000 | $0 | 08/08/2006 | F - Formal Settlement | |
3. | 01003 | Serious | 19100147 F03 IID | 07/18/2006 | 08/05/2006 | $2,500 | $2,500 | $0 | 08/08/2006 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
On January 23, 2006, a welder at pipe mill Number 3 notified the maintenance department of a hydraulic leak on a pinch roll flattener. This equipment flattened the ends and edges of steel strips that came from a coil prior to its entry into the pipe mill. A maintenance employee, who had gone to repair the leak during the lunch break, was found kneeling at the flattener and unresponsive when workers returned from lunch. The welder and another worker found that the pinch roll flattener had descended onto the chin and neck of the mechanic. Workers wrapped a chain around the equipment to lift it and disconnected the machine's hydraulic lines in an effort to rescue the mechanic. Emergency medical service, and the Harris County Medical Examiner, and Houston Police Department also responded to the accident. The maintenance worker was declared dead at the scene. An accident investigation revealed that the company did not have a lockout procedure, which would have prevented the release of stored energy. The cause of death was blunt force injuries to the mechanic's face and neck, which resulted in mechanical asphyxiation.
Keywords: MAINTENANCE, ASPHYXIATED, REPAIR, WORK RULES, MECHANIC, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, LOCKOUT, NECK, STRUCK BY, FACE
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 308590074 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Occupation not reported |