Inspection Detail

Inspection: 115555237 - K.O. Steel Foundry & Machine Company

Inspection Information - Office: Austin Area Office

Inspection Nr: 115555237

Report ID: 0625400

Date Opened: 01/10/1991

Site Address:
K.O. Steel Foundry & Machine Company
3700 Pitluk Road
San Antonio, TX 78211

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3325

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/11/1991

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/02/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360168769

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$630	$0	$0	$0	$0	$630
Current Penalty	$490	$0	$0	$0	$0	$490
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 C02 II	02/08/1991	02/14/1991	$490	$630	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19100147 C04 I	02/08/1991	02/14/1991	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 773689

Event: 01/08/1991

Employee is killed in 8 ft fall from water tank edge

At 11:30 a.m. on January 8, 1991, Employee #1, a maintenance supervisor for the K.O. Steel Company, was washing a water tank. He had not previously performed this job. The employee climbed 8 ft up the tank ladder, then worked his way around the tank edge to the east side. He knelt down on the tank's edge, as a work platform was not mounted to the tank, and began washing down the tank's inside wall. A few minutes later, the employee apparently lost his balance and fell backward to a concrete slab, sustaining fatal injuries. Employee #1 had worked for the company for 13 years.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CLEANING, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WATER TANK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115555237			Fatality	Other	Supervisors, mechanics and repairers

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