Inspection Detail

Inspection: 123156390 - Underwater Construction Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Bridgeport Area Office

Inspection Nr: 123156390

Report ID: 0111500

Date Opened: 10/27/2005

Site Address:
Underwater Construction Corporation
110 Plains Road
Essex, CT 06426

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1629

NAICS: 237990/Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/20/2005

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/18/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	202624144	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				3		3
Current Violations				3		3
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Other	19100303 F	12/21/2005	12/27/2005	$0	$0	$0	-
2.	01002	Other	19100430 A02	12/21/2005	12/27/2005	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	01003	Other	19100430 C01 III	12/21/2005	12/27/2005	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201522570

Event: 10/21/2005

Employee Becomes Ill During Underwater Training

On October 21, 2005, five divers including Employee #1 were attending qualification training. The training tank was equipped with two work stations, therefore, the employees rotated through the work stations periodically with each diver entering the tank, performing the necessary welding work, and then exiting to allow another welder to perform his work. Each dive for each employee was limited to 210 minutes. Employee #1 performed one dive for a total duration of 182 minutes, then surfaced and exited the training tank. After approximately 20 minutes, Employee #1 felt dizzy, nauseated, and began vomiting. The safety coordinator called 911 because the symptoms were consistent with decompression sickness. The employee was transported to Essex Medical Clinic and then subsequently flown by LifeStar to Norwalk Hospital and remained in the hyperbaric chamber for five hours. Follow-up medical evaluation ruled out decompression sickness.

Keywords: WELDER, NAUSEA, DIZZINESS, TANK, DIVER, VOMIT, WATER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123156390			Hospitalized injury	Other	Welders and cutters

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