Inspection Detail

Inspection: 123282527 - Burns Construction Co., Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Bridgeport Area Office

Inspection Nr: 123282527

Report ID: 0111500

Date Opened: 12/03/1996

Site Address:
Burns Construction Co., Inc.
Knowlton St. And Lenox Ave. (Opp. U.I. Pole #996)
Stratford, CT 06497

Mailing Address:
300 Sperry Avenue, Stratford, CT 06497

Union Status: Union

SIC:1611

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/09/1996

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/03/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	903122596	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,500
Current Penalty	$2,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,000
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	19260200 G01	12/12/1996	12/17/1996	$2,000	$3,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 123282527

Event: 12/02/1996

Employee injured when struck by car during road construction

At approximately 2:30 p.m. on December 2, 1996, Employee #1, of Burns Construction, was retrieving street cones from the company's 1972 GMC flatbed truck, CT plate G14346. It was parked in the southwest-bound lane near the intersection of two streets, with the passenger's front wheel off the road and on the grass. His coworker had set up a saw across the street and, in about a minute, had cut 10 ft of a 200 ft cut to be made in the asphalt. At this time, the driver of a Ford sedan heading southwest down the same street, was apparently blinded by the sun. While reaching for her sunglasses on the rearview mirror, she drove into the parked truck just as Employee #1 was walking along the driver's side between the door and the rear tires. He sustained serious injuries to his lower body, and was hospitalized. Both employees were wearing reflective vests. Six traffic cones had been set up, but there was no warning sign.

Keywords: TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, CONSTRUCTION, TRAFFIC CONTROL, AUTOMOBILE, STRUCK BY, POOR VISIBILITY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123282527			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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