Inspection Detail

Inspection: 311523906 - Team Industrial Services Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office

Inspection Nr: 311523906

Report ID: 0625700

Date Opened: 04/22/2008

Site Address:
Team Industrial Services Inc
8100 Big Lake Rd
Lake Charles, LA 70605

Mailing Address:
200 Herman Dr, Alvin, TX 77511

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3599

NAICS: 333999/All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/28/2008

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/28/2009

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100558006

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$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.	01001	Serious	5A0001	07/29/2008	08/22/2008	$2,500	$5,000	$0	08/20/2008	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200555233

Event: 04/21/2008

Employee Is Killed When Pressurized Pipe Explodes

On April 21, 2008, Employee #1 was working with a company making a third attempt, third day, to repair leaks in valve of pipe. Over the previous days, repair attempts were made and pressurized test were conducted. The crew that the employee was working with cut the capped end from the pipe. This pipe consisted (primarily) of a 25-ft-long, 18-in.-diameter pipe with another piece welded to it to form an L shape. This second piece was approximately 8 ft long and 12 in. in diameter. As the crew was cutting/machining the cap off the end of the 12 in. piece of pipe the cap blew off because the pipe was still pressurized from the test that had been done the previous day. Employee #1 was killed. A coworker was seriously injured. The cutting was done without first checking to ensure that the pipe was depressurized. (The original form did not include the nonfatal injury on an injury line.)

Keywords: VALVE, PIPE, STRUCK BY, PRESSURE RELEASE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311523906			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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