Inspection Detail

Inspection: 313889776 - Veolia Es Pinellas Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Tampa Area Office

Inspection Nr: 313889776

Report ID: 0420600

Date Opened: 09/15/2009

Site Address:
Veolia Es Pinellas Inc.
3001 110th Ave N
St Petersburg, FL 33716

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4931

NAICS: 221119/Other Electric Power Generation

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/03/2010

Emphasis: N:Lead

Case Closed: 03/03/2010

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety
Accident	102571981
Complaint	207447509	Yes
Referral	202877486	Yes

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202528014

Event: 09/14/2009

Employee Is Struck by Flying Object, Later Dies

On September 7, 2009, Employee #1, an ash operator, reported to his shift supervisor that a 0.75-in. steel end cap, attached to a wall, was bent. On September 8, 2009, Employee #1 located a welding machine and attempted to repair the damaged end cap. He asked a coworker, a loader operator, to help him. Employee #1 had the coworker use the loader to push the steel end cap into a vertical position. Employee #1 then welded a piece of angle iron onto the end cap and the steel side wall. He also welded the end cap to the steel top piece. The angle iron was going to be temporary. Employee #1 had the coworker move the loader back, and was standing in front of the end cap. As the loader moved back, the welds failed and the end cap sprang back and struck Employee #1. Employee #1 was hospitalized and died on September 14, 2009.

Keywords: WELDING, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313889776			Fatality	Other	Laborers, except construction

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