Inspection Detail

Inspection: 113214340 - Civitello Construction Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Bridgeport Area Office

Inspection Nr: 113214340

Report ID: 0111500

Date Opened: 05/23/1994

Site Address:
Civitello Construction Co.
Science Park (U.S. Repeating Arms Project)
New Haven, CT 06511

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:1741

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Complaint

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/23/1994

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: L:Xeisa

Case Closed: 08/30/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Complaint	74595380	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3			1		4
Current Violations	3			1		4
Initial Penalty	$6,300	$0	$0	$600	$0	$6,900
Current Penalty	$4,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,000
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
1.	01001	Serious	19261053 B01	06/16/1994	06/20/1994	$1,400	$2,100	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19261053 B07	06/16/1994	06/20/1994	$1,300	$2,100	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19261060 A01 III	06/16/1994	08/01/1994	$1,300	$2,100	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	02001	Other	19260059 E04	06/16/1994	06/21/1994	$0	$600	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170710206

Event: 05/23/1994

Employee fractures heels after falling and landing on feet

At approximately 2:05 p.m. on May 13, 1994, Employee #1 was approximately 15 feet high on a ladder pointing off the back side of a block wall. The ladder was set up on a portion of a finished concrete floor to which sealant was applied. The surface was very slippery. Shortly after Employee #1 climbed the ladder, it slipped from underneath him, causing him to fall to the floor. He landed on his feet and suffered severe fractures to both heels. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SLIPPERY SURFACE, FOOT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	113214340			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Brickmasons and stonemasons

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