Inspection Detail

Inspection: 112891411 - Sylvio Gagne Dba Gagne Plumbing

Inspection Information - Office: Springfield Area Office

Inspection Nr: 112891411

Report ID: 0112600

Date Opened: 08/12/1997

Site Address:
Sylvio Gagne Dba Gagne Plumbing
244 Cherry Street
Shrewsbury, MA 01545

Mailing Address:
19 Howe Avenue, Millbury, MA 01527

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1711

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: No Insp/Other

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/12/1997

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/13/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361889033

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200690071

Event: 08/11/1997

Employee killed in fall from ladder

Employee #1, a self-employed plumber, had been hired by the owner of the Farm Hills Industrial Park to do some work for one of its tenants, Airborne Express. He was standing on a wooden ladder, applying flux to a pipe he was going to solder, when he apparently fell approximately 6 ft. On landing, his right side struck a small welding cylinder, puncturing his chest cavity. He was rushed to University of Massachusetts Medical Center, where he later died. Employee #1 apparently had a heart condition; he wore a patch which contained nitroglycerin capsules in the event of an emergency.

Keywords: CHEST, LADDER, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, PLUMBING, PUNCTURE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112891411			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters

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