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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 123291932 - Infra-Metals Company
Inspection Information - Office: Bridgeport Area Office
Site Address:
Infra-Metals Company
8 Pent Highway
Wallingford, CT 06492
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:5051
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Referral
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 02/01/2002
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 03/12/2002
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referral | 903124303 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $4,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,500 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,000 | $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 | Other | 19100176 B | 02/07/2002 | 03/07/2002 | $3,000 | $4,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1, a supervisor, was in Bay Number 613, Process Building when he was pinned beneath several tons of 40 foot long angle irons. When he cut the band holding a bundle of eight angle irons, the adjacent four bundles of angle iron topped over pinning his legs and lower left arm. Fellow employees summoned emergency medical services. Emergency personnel extricated him from the fallen angle irons. Employee #1 was flown via LifeStar to Yale - New Haven Hospital where it was found that his tibia and fibula of his left leg were factured and he had received soft tissue injury to his right leg and crushing injury to his left forearm.
Keywords: FRACTURE, STEEL, TIBIA, CRUSHED, IRON, ARM, FALLING OBJECT, LEG
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 123291932 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Supervisors, production occupations |