Inspection Detail

Inspection: 315783654 - Tdg General Contractor, Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Houston North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 315783654

Report ID: 0626600

Date Opened: 09/17/2011

Site Address:
Tdg General Contractor, Inc
6651 Daw Collins Road
Cleveland, TX 77328

Mailing Address:
106 Hilltop Square, Cleveland, TX 77327

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3999

NAICS: 339999/All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/07/2011

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/19/2012

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101765675

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$7,200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,200
Current Penalty	$4,200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,200
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	19100184 C09	01/20/2012	01/26/2012	$4,200	$4,200	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	19100184 E03 I	01/20/2012	02/01/2012	$0	$3,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201763984

Event: 09/17/2011

Employee Is Killed When Struck by Falling Tank

At 9:30 a.m. on September 17, 2011, three employees were converting a fuel tank, which weighed approximately 3,000 pounds, into a water tank. The converted tank was going to be used to dispense water onto the ground, during road work operations. The tank was held aloft by a forklift rigged with a chain. The chain was attached to a hook welded to the top of the tank. Employee #1 was working below the tank to connect a pipe. The weld holding the hook to the top of the tank broke, and the tank fell on Employee #1. A coworker witnessed the accident and used the same crane to lift the tank off Employee #1. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: CHAIN, SUSPENDED LOAD, BROKEN WELD, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, TANK, CRANE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315783654			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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