Inspection Detail

Inspection: 302568563 - Texas Stretch, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Houston North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 302568563

Report ID: 0626600

Date Opened: 05/06/1999

Site Address:
Texas Stretch, Inc.
621 Spring Stuebner East
Spring, TX 77381

Mailing Address:
2103 Skinner, Houston, TX 77093

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4731

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/09/1999

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/28/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101760551

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$2,500	$0	$2,500
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$2,500	$0	$2,500
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.	01001A	Other	19040008	06/15/1999	06/19/1999	$2,500	$2,500	$0		-
2.	01001B	Other	19040002 A	06/15/1999	07/19/1999	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201760816

Event: 04/23/1999

Employee killed when struck by front-end loader

On April 23, 1999, Employee #1, a truck driver, had drop off a load of sand. He parked his semi-truck across from the bulk storage bins parallel to train tracks and was going to a shack to get his ticket stamped. Another semi-truck parked pointing toward Employee #1's truck was unloading materials. The back of Employee #1's truck was approximately 35 ft from the front passenger side corner of the other truck. A front-end loader operator went to the bulk storage bin for a load of sand and was heading back to the conveyor to dump the load. As the front-end loader went between the trucks it struck Employee #1. Interviews suggested that the normal route to the shack would be to follow the train tracks and then cut over to the shack. No formal procedures were in place for the yard indicating how traffic and pedestrians should have been directed. Interviews suggested that citizens' band radios were generally used by truck drivers to communicate with the front-end loader.

Keywords: HEAD, FRONT END LOADER, SAND, TRUCK, STRUCK BY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302568563			Fatality	Other	Truck drivers, heavy

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