Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1797154.015 - Executive Dodge Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Bridgeport Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1797154.015

Report ID: 0111500

Date Opened: 01/10/2025

Site Address:
Executive Dodge Inc.
406 South Orchard Street
Wallingford, CT 06492

Mailing Address:
406 South Orchard Street, Wallingford, CT 06492

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 441110/New Car Dealers

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/11/2025

Emphasis: L:Forklift

Case Closed: 04/25/2025

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	2250625

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$16,550	$0	$0	$0	$0	$16,550
Current Penalty	$9,930	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,930
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	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100178 M05 I	03/12/2025	03/28/2025	$9,930	$16,550	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 173340.015

Event: 01/10/2025

Employee is fatally injured by powered industrial truck

At 2:30 p.m. on January 10, 2025, Employee #1 was loading a crate of parts into a tractor trailer using a CAT powered industrial truck (PIT) at a worksite. After parking the PIT behind a tractor trailer positioned on a slope, Employee #1 applied the emergency brake and placed the controls in neutral before dismounting. The CAT PIT unexpectedly rolled forward, trapping Employee #1 between the PIT and the rear of the tractor trailer. The employee suffered fatal injuries.

Keywords: Crushed, Flatbed Trailer, Pit, Semi Tractor Trailer, Tractor Trailer, Trailer, Trailer Truck, Trapped

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1797154.015	33	M	Fatality		Sales workers, parts

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