Inspection Detail

Inspection: 109846006 - Capco Steel Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Hartford Area Office

Inspection Nr: 109846006

Report ID: 0112000

Date Opened: 02/07/2000

Site Address:
Capco Steel Corporation
35 Pequot Avenue
New London, CT 06320

Mailing Address:
33 Acorn Street, Providence, RI 02903

Union Status: Union

SIC:1791

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/17/2000

Emphasis: S:Construction

Case Closed: 05/25/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	902035641	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,000
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19260550 A01	04/25/2000	04/28/2000	$3,000	$5,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14280911

Event: 04/10/2000

Employee injured when struck by falling crane boom

Employee #1 was part of a crew that was assembling a crane. The crane gantry, which was not fully raised, was in the "floating" position. The crew was standing under the crane boom, on the goose neck of a tractor trailer. When the load line started to raise the erection block lying on the goose neck, the gantry raised and the boom fell. All the workers except Employee #1 were able to jump off the trailer. He was struck by the boom and pinned to the trailer, suffering a broken back and possibly pelvic damage. When the boom was raised, Employee #1 fell from the trailer and struck his head, sustaining a laceration that required six sutures to close. He was hospitalized for his injuries, which were considered life-threatening for several days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, UNSECURED, CRANE BOOM, CONSTRUCTION, GANTRY CRANE, BACK, CAUGHT BETWEEN, FALL, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109846006			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.