Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1134289.015 - Performance Contractors Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 1134289.015

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 03/21/2016

Site Address:
Performance Contractors Inc.
2470 Allison Road
Sergeant Bluff, IA 51054

Mailing Address:
Po Box 83630 9901 Pecue Lane, Baton Rouge, LA 70810

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 236220/Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 07/12/2016

Emphasis: S:Fall, S:Scaffold

Case Closed: 08/29/2016

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1074439

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	29					29
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$203,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$203,000
Current Penalty	$185,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$185,000
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	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001A	Serious	19261204 A	07/25/2016		$185,000	$7,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19261204 C04	07/25/2016		$0	$7,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01001C	Serious	19261204 C07	07/25/2016		$0	$7,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01001D	Serious	19261204 D01	07/25/2016		$0	$7,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01001E	Serious	19261204 H	07/25/2016		$0	$7,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	01001F	Serious	19261205 A	07/25/2016		$0	$7,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
7.	01001G	Serious	19261206 D	07/25/2016		$0	$7,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
8.	01001H	Serious	19261208 A	07/25/2016		$0	$7,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
9.	01001I	Serious	19261209 F01	07/25/2016		$0	$7,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
10.	01001J	Serious	19261210 B	07/25/2016		$0	$7,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
11.	01008	Serious	19261204 E01	07/25/2016		$0	$7,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
12.	01013	Serious	19261205 E03	07/25/2016		$0	$7,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
13.	01016	Serious	19261206 K	07/25/2016		$0	$7,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
14.	01019	Serious	19261207 C	07/25/2016		$0	$7,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
15.	01024	Serious	19261209 H01	07/25/2016		$0	$7,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
16.	01026	Serious	19261210 C	07/25/2016		$0	$7,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
17.	02001A	Other	19261204 D03	07/25/2016		$0	$7,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
18.	02001B	Other	19261204 D08	07/25/2016		$0	$7,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
19.	02001C	Other	19261204 I	07/25/2016	08/11/2016	$0	$7,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
20.	02001D	Other	19261204 L	07/25/2016	08/11/2016	$0	$7,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
21.	02001E	Other	19261206 F	07/25/2016		$0	$7,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
22.	02001F	Other	19261206 L	07/25/2016		$0	$7,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
23.	02001G	Other	19261206 N	07/25/2016		$0	$7,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
24.	02001H	Other	19261208 B	07/25/2016		$0	$7,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
25.	02001I	Other	19261209 G	07/25/2016		$0	$7,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
26.	02001J	Other	19261210 D	07/25/2016		$0	$7,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
27.	02001K	Other	19261211 C	07/25/2016		$0	$7,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
28.	02001L	Other	19261211 C02	07/25/2016		$0	$7,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 83859.015

Event: 03/19/2016

Employee is killed in fall from confined space

At approximately 2:30 p.m. on March 19, 2016, an employee was checking an argon purge inside of a process vessel. The employee was overcome by an oxygen deficient atmosphere, and fell 10-feet to the platform below. The employee suffered from possible spinal injury from the fall, and asphyxiation and was killed.

Keywords: Argon, Asphyxiated, Fall, Oxygen Deficiency, Spine

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1134289.015	44	M	Fatality		Construction trades, n.e.c.
2	1134289.015	51	M	Hospitalized injury		Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters

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