Inspection Detail

Inspection: 305545766 - Sos Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Boston South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 305545766

Report ID: 0111400

Date Opened: 12/10/2002

Site Address:
Sos Corporation
40 Webster Street
Brookline, MA 02445

Mailing Address:
331 West Street, Milford, MA 01757

Union Status: Union

SIC:1542

NAICS: 236220/Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 03/04/2003

Emphasis: S:Construction, S:Construction Fatalities

Case Closed: 03/31/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100461003

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,400	$0	$1,400
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$150	$0	$150
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	Other	19040007 B01 I	03/11/2003	04/04/2003	$75	$700	$0	04/02/2003	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	19040029 B02	03/11/2003	04/04/2003	$75	$700	$0	04/02/2003	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200461465

Event: 12/09/2002

Employee dies of infection after tank falls on his leg

On December 7, 2002, Employee #1, a laborer, was transporting a propane tank. He tripped and the tank fell on top of him, bruising his left leg. Employee #1 worked that day but was not feeling well and left early. The next day he was experiencing severe pain in his left leg and sought medical treatment at the emergency department of Brigham and Woman's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Employee #1 told the emergency room personnel that this happened earlier at work. Employee #1 was admitted to the hospital and diagnosed with necrotizing fasciitis, a fast moving Streptococcus A infection, also know as "flesh eating bacteria". The aggressive medical treatment including amputation of his left leg did not stop the infection and Employee #1 died on December 9, 2002 of overwhelming sepsis.

Keywords: CONSTRUCTION, TRIPPED, INFECTION, FALL, PROPANE, TANK, CONTUSION, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305545766			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers

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