Inspection Detail

Inspection: 107402232 - Border Steel, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: El Paso Area Office

Inspection Nr: 107402232

Report ID: 0627410

Date Opened: 06/29/1992

Site Address:
Border Steel, Inc.
Vinton Rd & I-10
Anthony, TX 79912

Mailing Address:
P O Box 12843, El Paso, TX 79913

Union Status: Union

SIC:3312

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/30/1992

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/05/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360378913

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$6,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,500
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	19100176 B	07/17/1992	07/20/1992	$5,000	$5,000	$0	08/17/1992	D - Govt Dismissed	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Serious	19100179 N02 II	07/17/1992	07/20/1992	$1,500	$1,500	$0	08/17/1992	D - Govt Dismissed	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 552018

Event: 06/27/1992

STEEL WORKER PINNED, CRUSHED BY 3,740-POUND STEEL BAR

EMPLOYEE #1 AND OTHER EMPLOYEES IN A STEEL FABRICATION AREA WERE USING AN OVERHEAD CRANE CONTROLLED BY AN EMPLOYEE ON THE FLOOR TO MOVE STEEL BUNDLES. THE EMPLOYEES PLACED A SPREADER BAR WEIGHING 3,740 POUNDS IN A VERTICAL POSITION ATOP THE STEEL REBAR BUNDLES. THE SPREADER BAR SLID OFF THE BUNDLES AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1, PINNING HIM TO THE FLOOR. THE CRANE WAS USED TO REMOVE THE BAR AND EMPLOYEE #1 WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL BY EMERGENCY PERSONNEL. HE UNDERWENT EMERGENCY SURGERY TO MINIMIZE THE INTERNAL INJURIES CAUSED BY THE CRUSHING OF HIS ABDOMEN, BUT DID NOT SURVIVE.

Keywords: ABDOMEN, PINNED, CRUSHED, SPREADER BAR

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107402232			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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