Inspection Detail
Inspection: 102790144 - George Campbell Painting Corporation
Inspection Information - Office: Hartford Area Office
Site Address:
George Campbell Painting Corporation
Gold Star Memorial Bridge
Groton, CT 06340
Mailing Address:
31-40 College Point Boulevard, Flushing, NY 11354
Union Status: Union
SIC:1622
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Referral
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Health
Close Conference: 05/20/1997
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 05/20/1998
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Referral | 902552850 | Yes |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 6 | 6 | ||||
Current Violations | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
Initial Penalty | $29,600 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $29,600 |
Current Penalty | $8,400 | $0 | $0 | $2,800 | $0 | $11,200 |
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. | 01001 | Serious | 19260051 G | 07/25/1997 | 07/31/1997 | $1,600 | $1,600 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. | |
2. | 01002 | Serious | 19260065 Q02 | 07/25/1997 | 09/11/1997 | $2,800 | $5,600 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
3. | 01003A | Serious | 19260065 Q06 I | 07/25/1997 | 09/11/1997 | $2,800 | $5,600 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
4. | 01003B | Serious | 19260065 Q06 II | 07/25/1997 | 09/11/1997 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
5. | 01004 | Other | 19260152 A01 | 07/25/1997 | 09/11/1997 | $2,800 | $5,600 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
6. | 01005A | Serious | 19260152 F03 | 07/25/1997 | 09/11/1997 | $2,800 | $5,600 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
7. | 01005B | Serious | 19260407 B | 07/25/1997 | 09/11/1997 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
8. | 01005C | Serious | 19260403 B01 | 07/25/1997 | 09/11/1997 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
9. | 01006 | Serious | 19260451 C02 | 07/25/1997 | 08/04/1997 | $5,600 | $5,600 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
Employees #1 through #3 were working on the Gold Star Memorial Bridge in Groton, CT. They were in containment, working about 200 ft above the water and approximately 50 ft below the road bed. The employees were spraying a salt-water sealer comprised of 70 percent toluene and 25 percent methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) on a new paint job when the flammable liquid caught on fire. All three employees sustained burns, but none were hospitalized. The employer said the source of ignition was the lighting on the job site. The Fire Marshall contended that the fire was started either by cigarette smoking, or by inadvertently spraying the sealer on a quartz lamp.
Keywords: BURN, MEK, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, WORK RULES, FIRE, CONSTRUCTION, SPRAY PAINTING, TOLUENE, LIGHTING, SMOKING
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 102790144 | Non Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Painters, construction and maintenance | ||
2 | 102790144 | Non Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Painters, construction and maintenance | ||
3 | 102790144 | Non Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Painters, construction and maintenance |