Inspection Detail

Inspection: 308318500 - American Tank And Vessel

Inspection Information - Office: Houston South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 308318500

Report ID: 0626700

Date Opened: 01/17/2006

Site Address:
American Tank And Vessel
15915 Katy Freeway
Houston, TX 77094

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1799

NAICS: 238990/All Other Specialty Trade Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/02/2006

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/18/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101931913

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$7,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$2,450	$0	$2,450
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	19260020 B01	07/14/2006	08/16/2006	$0	$3,500	$0	08/10/2006	R - Review Commission	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Other	19260451 F12	07/14/2006	08/16/2006	$2,450	$3,500	$0	08/10/2006	R - Review Commission

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201923778

Event: 01/17/2006

Employees Are Injured in Collapse Caused by Wind; One Dies

On January 17, 2006, employees with American Tank and Vessel were on scaffolds over 30-ft-high building a tank. A wind gust collapsed a portion of the tank wall, which then caused the scaffolds to fail. Employee #1 was killed and Employee #2 was hospitalized for unspecified fractures.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HIGH WIND, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, TANK, SCAFFOLD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308318500			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported
2	308318500			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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