Inspection Detail

Inspection: 107612301 - American Valve And Hydrant Mfg. Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Houston North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 107612301

Report ID: 0626600

Date Opened: 01/04/1991

Site Address:
American Valve And Hydrant Mfg. Co.
3350 Hollywood
Beaumont, TX 77704

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 3608, Beaumont, TX 77704

Union Status: Union

SIC:3494

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/09/1991

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/22/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360971634

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$630	$0	$0	$0	$0	$630
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	19100147 C04 I	01/22/1991	02/21/1991	$630	$630	$0	02/13/1991	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14219596

Event: 12/13/1990

Employee killed under lowered bucket

Employee #1, the operator, left his normal position at the control panel and went across a conveyor to investigate the reason a 35 cubic ft capacity bucket would not completely return to its resting position. His supervisor was operating the controls and raised and lowered the bucket once after its initial failure to seat. He raised it a third time, looked beneath it, and found Employee #1, who died of his injuries. The supervisor either did not realize the employee had gone to check out the problem, or he had operated the bucket without knowing exactly where the employee was.

Keywords: WORK RULES, STRUCK BY, COMMUNICATION, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107612301			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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