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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1520787.015 - Mesa Line Services, Llc
Inspection Information - Office: Houston South Area Office
Site Address:
Mesa Line Services, Llc
Fm 1942 Gps 29.852285, -94.930947
Mont Belvieu, TX 77520
Mailing Address:
1112 Fm 517, Alvin, TX 77511
Union Status: Union
SIC:
NAICS: 237130/Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction
Inspection Type: Fat/Cat
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: Y
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 03/22/2021
Emphasis: L:Crane
Case Closed: 08/22/2024
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 1748535 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Current Violations | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $95,571 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $95,571 |
| Current Penalty | $40,959 | $0 | $0 | $27,306 | $0 | $68,265 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001A | Serious | 19261403 A | 09/16/2021 | 09/30/2021 | $13,653 | $13,653 | $0 | 10/05/2021 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 2. | 01001B | Serious | 19261412 D01 | 09/16/2021 | 09/30/2021 | $0 | $13,653 | $0 | 10/05/2021 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 3. | 01004 | Serious | 19261431 G01 III | 09/16/2021 | 09/30/2021 | $13,653 | $13,653 | $0 | 10/05/2021 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 4. | 01005A | Other | 19261431 H01 | 09/16/2021 | 09/30/2021 | $13,653 | $13,653 | $0 | 10/05/2021 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 5. | 01005B | Other | 19261431 J01 | 09/16/2021 | 09/30/2021 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 10/05/2021 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 6. | 01005C | Other | 19261417 O01 | 09/16/2021 | 09/30/2021 | $0 | $13,653 | $0 | 10/05/2021 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 7. | 01006A | Serious | 19261431 H04 I | 09/16/2021 | 09/30/2021 | $13,653 | $13,653 | $0 | 10/05/2021 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 8. | 01006B | Serious | 19261431 J03 | 09/16/2021 | 09/30/2021 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 10/05/2021 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 9. | 01007 | Other | 19261431 H05 I | 09/16/2021 | 09/30/2021 | $13,653 | $13,653 | $0 | 10/05/2021 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At 12:25 a.m. on March 21, 2021, Employees #1 and #2 and a coworker, employed by a power and communication line construction company, were engaged in the construction of a power line tower. Employees #1 and #2 were working from a personnel basket hoisted by their coworker, a crane operator. They were installing the arms of a monopole. As they adjusted the bracket, the personnel basket, which was not properly secured to the crane boom, fell off the boom. Employees #1 and #2 fell with the personnel basket, a fall height of 150 feet. Employee #1 sustained blunt force trauma to the head and neck and was killed. Employee #2 was transported by emergency services to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment of multiple injuries including multiple fractures and fluid in the lungs. The subsequent investigation of the equipment failure determined that the large retaining pin had not been inserted to keep the basket and jib attachment secured to to the jib adaptor and crane boom. In addition, no one had conducted visual inspections of the equipment.
Keywords: Basket, Blunt force trauma, Construction, Crane, Crane Boom, Equipment Failure, Fall Protection, Fracture, Head, Installing, Jib Crane, Locking Pins, Lung, Metal Pole, Neck, Overhead Power Line, Personnel Cage, Pin, Tower, Unsecured, Utility Pole
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1520787.015 | 29 | M | Fatality | Electrical Power-Line | |
| 2 | 1520787.015 | 23 | M | Hospitalized injury | Electrical Power-Line |