Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310264528 - Transoil Transportation, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Houston South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 310264528

Report ID: 0626700

Date Opened: 08/23/2007

Site Address:
Transoil Transportation, Inc.
13630 Fondren
Houston, TX 77085

Mailing Address:
1203 Mobile, Pasadena, TX 77506

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4231

NAICS: 488490/Other Support Activities for Road Transportation

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/21/2007

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/08/2008

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101932606

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$1,500	$0	$3,000
Current Penalty	$1,000	$0	$0	$1,500	$0	$2,500
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	Latest Event
1.	01001A	Serious	19100219 C02 I	01/24/2008	02/12/2008	$1,000	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19100219 I02	01/24/2008	02/12/2008	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	02001	Other	19040039 A	01/24/2008	01/29/2008	$1,500	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201924297

Event: 02/15/2007

Employee Is Killed When Caught by Rotating Shaft

On February 15, 2007, there was a diesel fuel spilling onto the ground from the tanker. The employee, with several other people, was applying a powder type substance onto the ground to absorb the fuel. At some point, the employee went underneath the truck in the area of the PTO, rotating shaft, and his clothing became entangled in the PTO. The employee was wearing a hooded sweatshirt, which was caught by the PTO. The employee was killed.

Keywords: ROTATING SHAFT, CAUGHT BY, CAUGHT BETWEEN, TRUCK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310264528			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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