TranslateInspection Detail
Case Status: CLOSED |
Inspection Information - Office: Houston South | ||||
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| Nr: 1430148.015 | Report ID: 0626700 | Open Date: 09/10/2019 | ||
| Petroleum & Geology Energy, Inc. | ||||
| 3811 Fuqua Streetnull Houston, TX 77047 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: | ||||
| NAICS: 325199/All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing | ||||
| Mailing: 10777 Westheimersuite 1100, Houston, TX 77042 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Fat/Cat | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 09/10/2019 | |
| Close Case: | 07/21/2020 | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Inspection | 1433080 | Yes | ||
| Accident | 1494355 | Yes | Yes | |
| Inspection | 1430650 | Yes | ||
Case Status: CLOSED |
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Current Violations | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $15,036 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $15,036 |
| Current Penalty | $9,022 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9,022 |
| 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 | 5A0001 | 01/30/2020 | 03/18/2020 | $2,429 | $4,048 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100132 A | 01/30/2020 | 03/04/2020 | $2,429 | $4,048 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 01003A | Serious | 19100219 D01 | 01/30/2020 | 03/18/2020 | $1,735 | $2,892 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 4. | 01003B | Serious | 19100219 E01 | 01/30/2020 | 03/18/2020 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 5. | 01003C | Serious | 19100219 F01 | 01/30/2020 | 03/31/2020 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 6. | 01004 | Serious | 19100307 C | 01/30/2020 | 03/18/2020 | $2,429 | $4,048 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 119750.015 | Event: 08/30/2019 | Two Employees Sustain Significant Burn Damage During Kiln Ex | ||||
| At 4:00 p.m. on August 30, 2019, Employees #1 and #2 were involved with the init ial start-up of a rotary kiln pyrolysis unit for converting tires into oil. Bot h employees were engulfed in a large fire ball when the unit exploded. Several coworkers put the fire out with extinguishers and the employees were hospitalize d with burns over 30 - 50 percent of their bodies. Employee #1 later died from complications of thermal injuries. | ||||||
| Keywords: burn, explosion, kiln | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 1430148.015 | Fatality | Welders and cutters | |||