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Inspection Information - Office: Houston South | ||||
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| Nr: 123276610 | Report ID: 0626700 | Open Date: 08/08/2001 | ||
| R.S.I. Inc. | ||||
| 2401 5th Ave. South Texas City, TX 77592 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 2911/Petroleum Refining | ||||
| NAICS: 324110/Petroleum Refineries | ||||
| Mailing: P.O. Box 1367, Alvin, TX 77512 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 08/09/2001 | |
| Close Case: | 10/31/2002 | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 101930154 | |||
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Current Violations | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $6,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6,000 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Violation Items | |||||||||||
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| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100134 D01 III | 01/18/2002 | 02/20/2002 | $0 | $1,500 | $0 | 02/11/2002 | R - Review Commission | |
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100146 I01 | 01/18/2002 | 02/20/2002 | $0 | $1,500 | $0 | 02/11/2002 | R - Review Commission | |
| 3. | 01003 | Serious | 19100146 I08 I | 01/18/2002 | 02/20/2002 | $0 | $1,500 | $0 | 02/11/2002 | R - Review Commission | |
| 4. | 01004 | Serious | 19100146 J05 | 01/18/2002 | 02/20/2002 | $0 | $1,500 | $0 | 02/11/2002 | R - Review Commission | |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 123276610 | Event: 08/08/2001 | Employee Dies From Asphyxiation | ||||
| At approximately 2 a.m. on August 8, 2001, Employee #1 was working on top of a reactor under nitrogen purge. A coworker was wearing breathing air with a communication device. The lead man was on top of the reactor overseeing the job. The lead man turned around and began communicating on the headset with the workers monitoring the breathing air. Employee #1 walked past the lead man and the coworker without breathing air and reached into a manhole. Employee #1 was overcome by the fumes/vapors and fell 3 to 4 feet into the reactor. The coworker and lead man pulled Employee #1 out of the reactor, and the lead man performed CPR until the rescue team arrived. Employee #1 was pronounced dead at the hospital. Employee #1 died from asphyxiation. | ||||||
| Keywords: air line respirator, asphyxiated, reactor, cpr, gas, nitrogen, fall, purging, chemical vapor, overexposure | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 123276610 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Occupation not reported | ||