Inspection Detail
Inspection: 109846006 - Capco Steel Corporation
Inspection Information - Office: Hartford
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
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Referral | 902035641 | Yes |
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 |
# | Citation ID | Citaton 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
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
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 109846006 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Occupation not reported |