Inspection Detail

Inspection: 304574668 - Revak Turbo Machinery Services

Inspection Information - Office: Houston South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 304574668

Report ID: 0626700

Date Opened: 10/04/2002

Site Address:
Revak Turbo Machinery Services
1204 Fairmont Pkwy.
Laporte, TX 77571

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1645, Laporte, TX 77572

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3569

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/10/2002

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/21/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101930691

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$6,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,000
Current Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,000
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	19100132 F04	02/06/2003	03/11/2003	$0	$3,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Serious	19100212 A01	02/06/2003	04/30/2003	$3,000	$3,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201922671

Event: 10/04/2002

Employee killed while operating a lathe

At approximately 8:30 a.m. on October 4, 2002, a coworker was directing Employee #1 in operating a vertical turret lathe to bore the crankshaft ends of connecting rods. The machine was in high gear. The coworker accidentally engaged the jog button, causing the machine to rotate three-quarters of a turn and then stop. Employee #1 became pinned by the connecting rods and was crushed. Emergency services arrived to discover Employee #1 had died due to injuries sustained.

Keywords: LATHE, PINNED, CRUSHED, SHAFT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304574668			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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