Inspection Detail
Inspection: 2296895 - Ark Wrecking Of Texas
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Inspection Information - Office: Corpus Christi | ||||
Nr: 2296895 | Report ID: 0626000 | Open Date: 11/05/1985 | ||
Ark Wrecking Of Texas | ||||
Dupont Plant Rt 185 Victoria, TX 77901 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
SIC: 1795/Wrecking and Demolition Work | ||||
Mailing: Po Box 459, Pearland, TX 77588 | ||||
Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
Scope: | Complete | Advanced Notice: | Y | |
Ownership: | Private | |||
Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 11/06/1985 | |
Planning Guide: | Safety-Construction | Close Case: | 08/01/1986 | |
Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
Accident | 360510960 |
Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
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Initial Violations | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
Current Violations | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
Initial Penalty | $350 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $350 |
Current Penalty | $175 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $175 |
FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
# | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
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1. | 01001 | Serious | 19260850 I | 11/22/1985 | 11/26/1985 | $175 | $350 | $0 | 12/19/1985 | F - Formal Settlement | |
2. | 02001 | Other | 19260550 A04 | 11/22/1985 | 11/29/1985 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
3. | 02002 | Other | 19260550 A14 I | 11/22/1985 | 11/29/1985 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
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Summary Nr: 14467435 | Event: 11/04/1985 | Employee Killed In 40 Ft Fall From Steel Beam | ||||
Employee #1 and coworkers were dismantling a steel-framed structure in a chemical plant. Some railings had been removed, along with some sections of floor grating at the 40 ft level. On one side where the floor grating was missing, Employee #1 was walking a beam holding onto a railing directly above the beam with one hand and carrying a cutting torch in the other. He bumped into a hose rack with his stomach or side. He let go of the handrail to grab his side and fell backward through the floor where the grating had been removed. Employee #1 was killed. | ||||||
Keywords: steel beam, dismantling, work rules, struck against, construction, fall, fall protection, floor opening, walking on beam, lost balance | ||||||
Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
1 | 2296895 | Fatality | Fracture | Occupation not reported |