Inspection Detail

Inspection: 2590305 - Stct Dot Maintenance Garage

Inspection Information - Office: Connecticut Department Of Labor, Division Of Occupational Safety & Health

Inspection Nr: 2590305

Report ID: 0150900

Date Opened: 03/17/1987

Site Address:
Stct Dot Maintenance Garage
Wharton Brook Connector
Wallingford, CT 06492

Mailing Address:
24 Wolcott Hill Road, Wethersfield, CT 06109

Union Status: Union

SIC:1611

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: StateGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/02/1987

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/11/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360737472

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14217483

Event: 03/17/1987

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN DUMP TRUCK BACKED OVER HIM

AT 1:00 AM ON MARCH 17, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1, A 62 YEAR OLD MALE, WAS WORKING AS A HELPER ON A STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REFUSE TRUCK #2-5988 AT WALLINGFORD MUNICIPAL LANDFILL. ACCORDING TO THE WALLINGFORD POLICE, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STRUCK BY ONE OF THE TWO TRUCKS DUMPING AT THE LANDFILL. THE OTHER TRUCK WAS A WALLINGFORD TOWN DUMP TRUCK #63-WF. BOTH TRUCKS WERE DUMPING AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WORKERS HAVE A "BACKING POLICY" THAT REQUIRES THE HELPER TO STAND BEHIND THE TRUCK AND DIRECT THE DRIVER. AFTER BOTH TRUCKS FINISHED DUMPING, THEY LEFT TOGETHER IN SINGLE FILE. WHEN A THIRD VEHICLE BACKED INTO PLACE TO DUMP ITS LOAD, EMPLOYEE #1'S BODY WAS DISCOVERED. BEFORE THE FIRST TWO TRUCKS WERE IMPOUNDED BY THE WALLINGFORD POLICE, THE BACKING ALARMS ON BOTH TRUCKS WERE CHECKED. THE ALARM ON THE DOT TRUCK WORKED; THE ONE ON THE WALLINGFORD TRUCK DID NOT.

Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, CONSTRUCTION, DUMP TRUCK, STRUCK BY, RUN OVER, BACKING UP, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2590305			Fatality	Fracture	Construction laborers

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