Inspection Detail
Inspection: 18879189 - Stct Dmr Mansfield Training School
Inspection Information - Office: Connecticut Department Of Labor, Division Of Occupational Safety & Health
Site Address:
Stct Dmr Mansfield Training School
Plains Road
Mansfield Depot, CT 06251
Mailing Address:
90 Pitkin Street, East Hartford, CT 06108
Union Status: Union
SIC:8211
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: StateGovt
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 12/09/1987
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 02/02/1988
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 360737506 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Initial Penalty | $490 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $490 |
Current Penalty | $490 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $490 |
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 | Serious | 19100212 A01 | 12/18/1987 | 01/25/1988 | $490 | $490 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
A waste water treatment plant employee making inspection rounds did not check in with the control building at the scheduled time. Plant security personnel were sent to find the employee, and he was found in the bar screen house of the treatment plant. The employee had his head through the guard rails around the bar screen pit and the bar screen rake had struck him on the top of his head. State police and the medical examiner responded to the scene where he was pronounced dead. The reported cause of death was fractures to the cervical vertebrae. The employee was working alone at the site.
Keywords: HEAD, WASTE PROC FAC, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, VERTEBRA, WATER
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 18879189 | Fatality | Fracture | Water and sewage treatment plant operators |