Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310262878 - Amex Electric Services, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Houston South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 310262878

Report ID: 0626700

Date Opened: 06/06/2007

Site Address:
Amex Electric Services, Inc.
500 14th Avenue
Texas City, TX 77590

Mailing Address:
3444 3rd Avenue, South, Texas City, TX 77590

Union Status: Union

SIC:1731

NAICS: 238210/Electrical Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/06/2007

Emphasis: S:Electrical

Case Closed: 10/16/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101932473

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201924156

Event: 06/05/2007

Employee electrocuted while servicing vertical exchanger

At approximately 3:30 p.m. on or about June 5, 2007, Employee #1, a journeyman electrician, was repairing, troubleshooting, and upgrading a 480 volt AC light circuit. He and a coworker journeyman were working on the backside of a 613F vertical exchanger, located on the third level of the Resid Hydrotreater Unit's RHU Vapor Recovery Unit 600 series exchanger area, when he was electrocuted. Subsequent investigation revealed that Lock-Out Tag-Out devices were not installed; the lock was found in Employee #1's pocket.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, ELECTRICAL, WORK RULES, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, CONSTRUCTION, LOCKOUT, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310262878			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electricians

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