Inspection Detail

Inspection: 312928443 - Bailey-Buchanan Masonry, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Houston South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 312928443

Report ID: 0626700

Date Opened: 07/13/2011

Site Address:
Bailey-Buchanan Masonry, Inc.
4500 Highland Avenue
Beaumont, TX 77705

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 96, Port Neches, TX 77651

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1741

NAICS: 238140/Masonry Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/02/2011

Emphasis: L:Hotdays, S:Commercial Constr

Case Closed: 02/02/2012

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101934602

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$5,670	$0	$0	$5,000	$0	$10,670
Current Penalty	$3,402	$0	$0	$3,000	$0	$6,402
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	11/03/2011	12/20/2011	$3,402	$5,670	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19040039 A	11/03/2011	11/08/2011	$3,000	$5,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201925542

Event: 07/08/2011

Employee Dies from Heat Related Cardiac Arrest

On July 8, 2011, Employee #1, a bricklayer laborer, was on his first day of work. He was putting mortar on boards, and moving bricks and scaffold boards onto the fourth tier of a scaffold. The ambient temperature was between 91 and 94 degrees Fahrenheit. He collapsed and died of cardiac arrest caused by heat exhaustion. His core temperature was determined to be 101.1 degrees Fahrenheit.

Keywords: HEAT, CONSTRUCTION, HEAT STROKE, BRICK, CARDIAC ARREST, INEXPERIENCE, HEAT EXHAUSTION, HIGH TEMPERATURE, SCAFFOLD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312928443			Fatality	Heat Exhaustion	Occupation not reported

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