Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303682660 - Joint Venture Piping, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Corpus Christi Area Office

Inspection Nr: 303682660

Report ID: 0626000

Date Opened: 01/19/2001

Site Address:
Joint Venture Piping, Inc.
1801 Nueces Bay Blvd.
Corpus Christi, TX 78407

Mailing Address:
2221 Sens Rd., La Porte, TX 77571

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1799

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 07/16/2001

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/09/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100211036

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	16	1				17
Current Violations	5	1		3		9
Initial Penalty	$51,800	$56,000	$0	$0	$0	$107,800
Current Penalty	$17,500	$5,000	$0	$4,500	$0	$27,000
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.	01001	Serious	19100134 D01 III	07/18/2001	07/24/2001	$3,500	$3,500	$0	08/07/2001	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100134 G02 I	07/18/2001	07/24/2001	$3,500	$3,500	$0	08/07/2001	F - Formal Settlement
3.	01003	Other	19100146 C09 III	07/18/2001	07/24/2001	$1,000	$3,500	$0	08/07/2001	F - Formal Settlement
4.	01004	Serious	19100146 D02	07/18/2001	07/24/2001	$0	$3,500	$0	08/07/2001	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
5.	01005	Serious	19100146 D03 VI	07/18/2001	07/24/2001	$0	$3,500	$0	08/07/2001	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
6.	01006A	Serious	19100146 D04 I	07/18/2001	07/24/2001	$3,500	$3,500	$0	08/07/2001	F - Formal Settlement
7.	01006B	Serious	19100146 D04 III	07/18/2001	07/24/2001	$0	$0	$0	08/07/2001	F - Formal Settlement
8.	01007	Serious	19100146 D05 I	07/18/2001	07/24/2001	$3,500	$3,500	$0	08/07/2001	F - Formal Settlement
9.	01008	Serious	19100146 D06	07/18/2001	07/24/2001	$0	$3,500	$0	08/07/2001	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
10.	01009	Serious	19100146 D09	07/18/2001	07/24/2001	$0	$3,500	$0	08/07/2001	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
11.	01010	Serious	19100146 D11	07/18/2001	07/24/2001	$0	$3,500	$0	08/07/2001	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
12.	01011	Other	19100146 F05	07/18/2001	07/24/2001	$2,450	$3,500	$0	08/07/2001	F - Formal Settlement
13.	01012	Other	19100146 F10	07/18/2001	07/24/2001	$1,050	$1,050	$0	08/07/2001	F - Formal Settlement
14.	01013A	Serious	19100146 I01	07/18/2001	07/24/2001	$3,500	$3,500	$0	08/07/2001	F - Formal Settlement
15.	01013B	Serious	19100146 I02	07/18/2001	07/24/2001	$0	$0	$0	08/07/2001	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
16.	01013C	Serious	19100146 I05	07/18/2001	07/24/2001	$0	$0	$0	08/07/2001	F - Formal Settlement
17.	01014	Serious	19100146 K01 I	07/18/2001	07/24/2001	$0	$3,500	$0	08/07/2001	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
18.	01015	Serious	19100252 C04 I	07/18/2001	07/24/2001	$0	$3,500	$0	08/07/2001	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
19.	01016	Serious	19100252 C04 III	07/18/2001	07/24/2001	$0	$1,750	$0	08/07/2001	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
20.	02001	Willful	19100252 B04 IV	07/18/2001	07/24/2001	$5,000	$56,000	$0	08/07/2001	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200210805

Event: 01/19/2001

Employee Asphyxiated By Argon In Confined Space

Employee #1 was tungsten-inert-gas welding in a confined space at a refinery and suffered Argon asphyxiation. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, CONFINED SPACE, WELDER, REFINERY, ARGON

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303682660			Fatality	Asphyxia	Welders and cutters

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.