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Inspection Information - Office: Houston North | ||||
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| Nr: 1509756.015 | Report ID: 0626600 | Open Date: 01/12/2021 | ||
| Ics Distribution, Llc | ||||
| 1314 West Sam Houston Parkway Northnull Houston, TX 77043 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: | ||||
| NAICS: 532490/Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing | ||||
| Mailing: 1314 West Sam Houston Parkway Northnull, Houston, TX 77043 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Fat/Cat | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 01/12/2021 | |
| Close Case: | ||||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 1719232 | |||
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $9,557 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9,557 |
| Current Penalty | $9,557 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9,557 |
| 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 | 19100212 A01 | 06/04/2021 | 06/10/2021 | $9,557 | $9,557 | $0 | 06/17/2021 | C - Contested | |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 132336.015 | Event: 01/12/2021 | Employee Is Killed After Being Pulled Into Air Compressor | ||||
| At 8:55 a.m. on January 12, 2021, an employee was observing pressure and functio n testing of an 5C2 air compressor being conducted by Coworker #1, Coworker #2 a nd Coworker #3. Coworker #1 locked out the 4160 volt energy source for the comp ressor. Once pretest and warm up tasks were completed, Coworker #1 removed his l ock and Coworker #1, Coworker #2 and Coworker #3 started up the compressor at t he control panel. The employee walked past the inlet and his body was pulled int o the compressor. Coworker #1 hit the emergency stop shutting down the compresso r, pulled the employee from the machine and began CPR. Coworker #2 and Coworker #3 called for help. Emergency Medical Services arrived and administered emergenc y care but the employee died at the scene. | ||||||
| Keywords: caught by, caught in, compressed air, compressor, electric switch, electronic control, emergency stop, energized, engine, lockout, lockout/tagout, machine guarding, machine operator, maintenance, unguarded | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 1509756.015 | Fatality | Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. | |||