2011 houston activity final

OSHA FY2011 Houston Area Overview and Selected Federal Statistics

Jim Shelton, CAS, HNAO

Houston OSHA Inspections

• In FY 2011 the Houston OSHA offices did approximately 995 inspections: 2,134 citations were issued (2,889 FY10) 1,735 citations were Serious (1,971 FY10) 70 citations were Repeat (59 FY10) 8 citations were Willful– No citations in about 30% of inspections– Penalties proposed were $6,570,203– 10 Significant Cases

Fatalities/Catastrophes Disclaimer

• The R-VI FAT/CAT numbers are based on inspections conducted with limited editing. The numbers were pulled Oct 6, 2001 and records could potentially be deleted or added based on various activities… Houston fatalities were edited and data adjusted, for example one Houston record removed due to its being a heart attack and several were not within OSHAs jurisdiction.. While one was a double fatality. Region VI numbers due to the volume are used ‘as is’. The IMIS information used here is for informational and safety awareness purposes only, not a statistical study and should not be used or referenced in that way.

Fat/Cat Investigations - IMIS Records

Houston Fatality Investigations

Fatality Investigations – Tot vs.Cnst

Fatality Investigations - % Cnst/O&G

Houston Construction Fatalities

• SIC 1721 – 35 year old employee operating an aerial lift painting. While attempting to position the aerial lift employee had his back to the building and either moved the aerial lift or boomed out pinning him between the building and control station inside the lift

• SIC 1741 – A 27 year old employee at an apartment complex being built was sponge coating the stucco from a tubular welded scaffold 13’ high when he fell striking cross bracing on an adjacent scaffold and then the ground


• SIC 1799 – 47 year old employee and four others were working on blinding flanges on a valved pipeline manifold system when a fire broke out. The other four employees were able to escape and evacuate

• SIC 1791 – A 22 year old connector was preparing to connect a structural beam to be positioned with a crane. Another connector was at the other end. The crane positioned the beam and they began to connect the beam. A column collapsed causing the employee to fall 50 as the beam his fall protection was connected to collapsed and was pinned by the beam


• SIC 1799 – 57 year old employee part of a crew installing new pipe to a storage tank that had been previously used, and drained two days prior, for storing a coal tar naphtha product. Employee was working on the ground helping to align a pipe to be arc welded. Employees working on an aerial lift struck an arc and the tank exploded. Employee died after being struck by a falling section of elevated walkway

• SIC 1741 – A 33 year old bricklayer on his first day of work died of heat stroke


• SIC 1771 – A 47 year old concrete finisher working on a project. A concrete driver arrived and dismounted from the truck and went to the rear of the vehicle preparing to discharge the concrete. As the switch was activated the engine RPMs rose sharply and the vehicle surged forward pinning an employee against a concrete retaining wall impaling his leg in rebar, another was pushed into a retaining wall and the deceased was run over

• SIC 1771 – A crane was removing a concrete gangform when the gangform swung parallel to a wall crushing a 25 year old employee between the gangform and the concrete wall


• SIC 1771 – A cement driver was stuck on a hole of loose soil. Another driver used a grader and chain to pull the truck out which failed. The driver backed another cement truck up to the front bumper of the stuck truck and connected a 20’x6” sling onto the hook at the rear of the truck. The driver of the pulling truck drove off without taking the slack out of the sling causing the hook to break away and traveled 100’ striking a 32 year old worker in the arm and chest

• SIC 1799 – A 46 year old employee filling buckets with water from boiler blow down sump when he lost his balance and fell into the condensate pit and received severe thermal burns on 85-90% of his body


• SIC 1795 – A 66 year old employee on a demolition project where a section was being removed. He went to retrieve containers of diesel from under the level being removed three sections down when the level being removed collapsed on the employee

• SIC 1761 – A 21 year old employee working on a 30’ high roof taking measurements and painting marks prior to installing a warning line. One employee was holding the measuring tape while the employee walked backwards with the measuring tape and walked backwards off the roof


• SIC 1611 – A road with N and S bound lanes had cones set up to stop traffic and then proceed southbound or opposing lane with caution. Flaggers in place with radio contact on the N and S bound lanes to stop traffic. The 23 year old flagger stopped the N bound lane traffic from the shoulder of the road. A vehicle stopped but the vehicle behind did not slow down and when they saw they would hit the car turned onto the paved shoulder striking him

• SIC 1721 – A 39 year old painter spray painting exterior of an apartment complex with OH power line 3.5’ away when he or his equipment touched the line electrocuting him


• SIC 1731 – A 32 year old electrician working on a scissor lift about 15’ switching the 277 volt circuits of the lights from emergency lighting to a regular wall switch. The collapsable guardrails at the midrail were in the down position leaving the rails at a height of 22”. The employee was working on the energized lights and was electrocuted and fell off the scissor lift to the ground

• SIC 1761 – A 59 year old employee doing stucco work from 2nd tier of scaffold 14’ high when he fell through the 16-18” opening between the house and scaffold as he tried to take a measurement.


• SIC 1541 – A 80 year old employee was on a crew erecting a metal building. The employee was on the top of the building placing metal roof sheathing when he fell from the roof 16’ to the concrete below

• SIC 1794 – A 48 year old employee was installing a 2 inch water line and tracer wire in a trench 6.5’ deep and 2’ wide when the trench wall and spoil pile above him caved in and covered him. He was trapped 6-8 minutes when pulled out and died 6 days later

• SIC 1771 – A 39 year old employee working on drainage inlet where a front end loader was running. The loader was in park with brake set when it rolled forward striking employee

Houston General Industry

• SIC 1381 – A 27 year old employee was electrocuted when his body made contact with a 480 volt energized I-beam on an oil well platform

• SIC 8711 – Two employees walked from a maintenance spur to an active guide way of an elevated passenger transport rail system towards a switch pit area 42’ away. An unmanned train was stopped to pick up passengers. Employees were inspecting a set of handrails near the switch pit when the train departed and struck the employees killing the 57 year old as they walked back to the maintenance spur


• SIC 5169 – A 43 year old technician connected the pumping system to a tanker truck and began pumping out lighter fluid. Later an employee walking through the area saw him walking clutching his throat and gasping for air and then collapsed. The technician had suffered a blunt force injury on the neck

• SIC 4491 – A 49 year old employee conducting checking activities at a marine terminal. As she was checking a cargo truck the driver pulled forward causing employee to fall under the wheels of the trailer and was run over.


• SIC 3498 – A 31 year old pipe threading machine operator hit his leg against the edge of a scrap metal dumpster. He told a supervisor who saw the cloth wrapped on the leg he wasn’t hurt it was just sore and didn’t want it looked at. Two days later he was transported to a hospital for infection and gangrene that spread to both legs. A leg was amputated and two days later he died from complications

• SIC 5411 – A 50 year old employee removing a component from a dock leveler being tilted vertically by a forklift. The leveler slipped off the forks and crushed him


• SIC 5063 – A 61 year old employee was replacing a hose becoming disconnected from a compressor system. Hose was replaced and later went back to test hose and fitting for leaks with a leak detector. The sound of escaping air was heard and he was found with head injury laying by disconnected replacement hose

• SIC 1389 – A 40 year old employee helping to assemble a rig derrick. Preparing to hook a section of derrick to the crane he was observed climbing a section of derrick which fell backwards against another section of derrick pinning him


• SIC 5261 – A 50 year old nursery worker going to join the rest of the work crew at another work location died when he rode his bicycle off a loading dock 4’ high

• SIC 3498 – A 48 year old truck driver was loading sprinkler pipes onto a flatbed trailer using a forklift. He exited the forklift to reposition the load while elevated above the trailer when the forklift moved forward pinning him against the trailer


• SIC 5099 – A 23 year old employee unloaded a trailer at the receiving dock. After unloading the supplies the truck moved away from the dock and he jumped from the dock to repair rubber pads that had broken off the day before. The truck rolled backwards pinning him between bumper and dock

• SIC 4491 – A 38 year old employee climbed into the hold of the ship to put a strap around bundles of steel. The bundles broke loose and rolled onto him pinning him under the steel


• SIC 3069 – A 24 year old rigger was on a crew in the process of moving a 16’ spool with a forklift. He was walking along the side of the forklift as a spotter when the forklift ran over him with a back tire

• SIC 1389 – A 22 year old employee was in close proximity to a ball valve while operating a manual choke manifold on a natural gas line when the ball valve failed and the released pressure threw him into a piece of iron and another piece of iron fell on him

• SIC 0782 – A 64 year old employee was found slumped over and pinned by a running mower


• SIC 5399 – A 58 year old employee buffing floors stopped to take a drink of water and fell backwards from a standing position and struck his head on the floor. He continued working his shift and went to the local hospital after his shift. He was then transported to a Houston hospital and died 1-1/2 weeks later

• SIC 3559 – A 38 year old supervisor was standing next to a 180°C lithium ion battery being prepared to be sent out to the oil field. To prepare the battery it was heated to 160°C by a technician to depassivate and test voltage when it exploded


• SIC 2411 – A 51 year old employee was part of a crew assigned to fell trees with a chainsaw. The owner operating a vehicle loader saw a tree fall about 200 yards away and no other trees falling for about an hour. An employee was sent to search for him and it was reported he couldn’t be found. A skidder was used to move the 75’ felled tree and he was found underneath it

• SIC 3533 – A 51 year old employee working 15-20’ high on aerial lift detaching rigging used to lift a rig derrick onto a stand. When the stand failed the derrick hit the aerial lift basket ejecting him


• SIC 3499 – A 30 year old employee using a portable electric grinder and work light to inspect top portion of a metal skid elevated on metal stands in the spray room. The tools were plugged into a heavy duty cord and pigtail to an explosion proof outlet. He hung the light on a beam and received a slight shock when the welding machine started. A spark was noticed coming from the hook. He picked up the light by the metal cage and held it to his chest while putting tape on it. He was drenched in sweat and another employee noticed he was being shocked and the extension cord was pulled out of the socket. He later died.


• SIC 3999 – A 55 year old employee on a crew converting 3,000 lb fuel tank into a water tank. The tank was being raised using a chain rigged from a angle hook on top of the forklift to support the tank as the crew were trying to connect a pipe to the under side. Angle hook weld broke and the tank fell on him

• SIC 1389 – A 57 year old employee on a crew rotating the outlet valves of a desander suspended from the forks of a forklift. He was under the desander attempting to loosen bolts on a valve when the load shifted and fell from the forklift crushing him


• SIC 0782 – A 33 year old landscaper had been mowing grass for about 20 minutes at the second job site of the day when he collapsed. He was given cold water, placed in the shade, 911 called. He was taken to the hospital and later died of hyperthermia

• SIC 0782 – A 49 year old tractor operator towing a brush hog was clearing grass around power and telephone poles when he fell off the tractor which came to rest on top of him causing asphyxiation

• SIC 3731 – A 41 year old welder in a barge cutting away a bottom plate with cutting torch when a fire erupted. He and his 31 year old foreman who attempted rescue died as a result of the fire


• SIC 4741 – A 31 year old rail car cleaner entered a railcar to retrieve a gasket. The rail car had not been washed or permitted for entry and last contained olefin sulfide and the MSDS indicates it contains hydrogen sulfide. He went down the ladder and climbed back up to the top of the rail car and attempted to get out but fell back into the rail car

• SIC 7549 – A 37 year old wrecker driver unhooking a disabled truck when he was found pinned between the wrecker and the running truck


• SIC 4231 – A 27 year old tank wash lead man was cleaning interior and exterior of tank trucks. The tank man way was opened a compressed air hose attached to the rear washout coupling to ventilate the tank. He was found inside unresponsive. The tank previously contained a urethane based product containing a mixture of 9+ compounds. The tank had previously been off loaded using nitrogen. Due to the chemical characteristics and the nitrogen it is believed that the oxygen had been displaced and he became unconscious as he peered inside the open man way and fell in


• SIC 7389 – A 28 year old employee was on his second day of work and conducting his first dive watched another employee vacuum silt from a 32’ deep water tank for about 10 minutes. The vacuum hose was then given to him and the other diver left after 5 minutes. That employee took off his diving gear and was holding the tie off rope when it went slack. All the rope pulled in and so the employee dove in and found him on bottom of tank with mask off. The deceased air tank was checked and found to be empty and the pony tank was empty as well.


• SIC 4491 – A 45 year old maintenance worker was working on a chassis trailer attempting to release the brakes which had seized up. One employee was in the yard truck driver seat connected to the chassis trailer while the other employee used tools on the brakes to free the seized pads from the drums. Driver moved chassis forward to see if brakes had released. The employee working on the brakes was in the rear axle drive path and the movement forward caused fatal crushing injuries

Houston FY11 Significant Cases

• Igloo Products - $113,500 - Complaint– Alleged 14 serious, two repeat, and four

other- than-serious– Citations related to walking working surfaces

and platforms, railings, PPE assessment, providing eye protection, eyewash and showers, machine guarding, electrical panels, lokout/tagout, power tools, and labeling electrical equipment


• US Minerals - $273,000 – SVEP– Alleged three willful and 25 serious violations– Citations related to fall protection on

platforms, emergency stops on conveyors, floor covers, damaged ladders, securing cylinders, fire extinguishers, and lockout/tagout procedures,


• Pasadena Refining Services - $115,650 – Refinery NEP– Alleged 21 serious violations– Citations related to scaffolds, piping support,

valve controls, annual confined space audits, guard rails, and up to date operating procedures


• Tex-Tube – $124,740 – SST– Alleged twelve serious, four repeat, and ten

other-than-serious– Citations related to floor openings, periodic

testing of LOTO procedures, seatbelts, exposed electrical on cranes, LOTO procedures, guarding electrical, OSHA forms


• O’Brien Wire Products - $159,390 – F-Up– Alleged five serious, twp repeat, and three

other-than-serious– Citations related to damaged ladders, crane

hook, noise survey, machine guarding, door on restroom, and hand washing facilities


• Schumacher Co - $166,500 – Referral– Alleged 31 serious and two other-than-serious

violations– Citations relating to PPE, guarding, fall

protection/rails, LOTO procedures, cleaning procedures for hexavalent chromium, fit testing, and hexavalent chromium exposure monitoring


• Texas Boat & Barge - $221,200 – Fatality– Alleged 1 willful and 39 Serious violations– Citations related to failure to conduct air

monitoring prior to entry to confined and enclosed spaces, fall protection around barge and manholes, securing of cylinders, proper electrical wiring, labeling of circuit breakers, respirator fit testing, inspection of oxygen acetylene hoses, and fire safety plan


• Duna USA - $136,800 – Complaint– Alleged 29 serious and 3 other-than-serious– Citations related to failure to not use hearing

protection, develop an emergency action plan, develop and use LOTO procedures, initial monitoring for methylene chloride, and PSM. Other than serious items related to failure to make exit doors and locating of fire extinguishers


• Enterprise Products - $160,000 – Complaint– Alleged 29 serious and three other than serious

violations– Citations related to fall protection, access to

platforms, LOTO procedures, respiratory protection, PIT training, chemical storage, inspecting breathing air, and respirator change schedule

Prepared by the Directorate of Enforcement Programs October 12, 2011

FY11 (Oct 1, 2010 – Sep 30, 2011)Federal OSHA Inspection Data

FY07 – FY11 Inspections Conducted

39,324 38,667 39,004 40,993 40,792

0

10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11

FY07 – FY11 % Programmed vs. % Unprogrammed

59%

41%

60%

40%

62%

38%

60%

40%

58%

42%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%


Programmed Unprogrammed

FY07 – FY11 % Complaint Inspections

18% 17% 17% 20% 21%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%


FY07 – FY11 % Follow-Up Inspections

2% 2%3% 3% 3%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%


FY07 – FY11% Inspections In-Compliance

26% 23% 25% 23% 23%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%


FY07 – FY11 Total Violations Issued

88,846 87,210 87,66396,742

82,816

0

20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000

120,000


FY07 – FY11 % Tot Violations Issued Serious

76% 77% 77% 77% 73%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%


FY07 – FY11 % Tot Violations Issued As S, W, R, & Unclass

79% 81% 81% 82% 78%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%


FY07 – FY11 % NIC Inspections With Only Other-Than-Serious Violations Cited

11% 10% 10% 10% 11%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%


FY07 – FY11 % Inspections w Violations Contested

7% 7% 7% 8% 8%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%


FY07 – FY11 Average Current Penalty Per Serious Violation

$918 $998 $970 $1,053

$2,223

$0

$500

$1,000

$1,500

$2,000

$2,500

$3,000


FY07 – FY11 % Construction Inspections

59% 60% 61% 60% 56%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%


FY07 – FY11 Egregious Cases

35 4

20

14

0

5

10

15

20

25

30


FY07 – FY11 Average Hours Per Safety Inspection

18 18 18 19 19

0

10

20

30


FY07 – FY11 Average Hours Per Health Inspection

32 32 3033 32

0

10

20

30

40

50


FY07 – FY11 Fatality Investigations

1,043936

797 804 720

0

250

500

750

1,000

1,250


FY11 Top 10 Most Cited Standards (GI)

1. Hazard Communication

2. Respiratory Protection

3. Lockout/Tagout4. Electrical, Wiring

Methods5. Powered Industrial

Trucks

6. Electrical, General Requirements

7. Machine Guarding8. Recordkeeping9. Personal Protective

Equipment10.Mechanical Power

Transmission Apparatus

FY11 Top 10 Most Cited Standards (Cnst)

1. Fall Protection2. Scaffolding3. Ladders4. Fall Protection,

Training Requirements

5. Hazard Communication

6. Head Protection7. General Safety &

Health Provisions8. Aerial Lifts9. Eye & Face

Protection10.Specific Excavation

Requirements

Where is OSHA Located?

Houston North Area Office:

Jim Shelton507 N. Sam Houston Pkwy E.

Ste. 400Houston, TX [email protected]

Disclaimer

• This information has been developed by an OSHA Compliance Assistance Specialist and is intended to assist employers, workers, and others as they strive to improve workplace health and safety. While we attempt to thoroughly address specific topics [or hazards], it is not possible to include discussion of everything necessary to ensure a healthy and safe working environment in a presentation of this nature. Thus, this information must be understood as a tool for addressing workplace hazards, rather than an exhaustive statement of an employer’s legal obligations, which are defined by statute, regulations, and standards. Likewise, to the extent that this information references practices or procedures that may enhance health or safety, but which are not required by a statute, regulation, or standard, it cannot, and does not, create additional legal obligations. Finally, over time, OSHA may modify rules and interpretations in light of new technology, information, or circumstances; to keep apprised of such developments, or to review information on a wide range of occupational safety and health topics, you can visit OSHA’s website at www.osha.gov.

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