Inspection Detail

Inspection: 314407511 - Empire Construction Special Projects, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Hartford Area Office

Inspection Nr: 314407511

Report ID: 0112000

Date Opened: 12/01/2011

Site Address:
Empire Construction Special Projects, Llc
13 Dog Lane
Storrs, CT 06268

Mailing Address:
66 Flaxfield Rd., Dudley, MA 01571

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1761

NAICS: 238170/Siding Contractors

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/01/2011

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: L:Eisa, S:Commercial Constr

Case Closed: 03/08/2012

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	202003778	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$4,200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,200
Current Penalty	$2,100	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,100
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	19260451 C02	02/10/2012	03/07/2012	$2,100	$4,200	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200084044

Event: 11/28/2011

Elevated Scissor Lift Collapses and Injures Two Workers

On November 28, 2011, Employee # 1 a 28-year-old male and Employee # 2 a 31-year-old male with Empire Construction Special Projects Llc., were inside a scissor lift elevated to about 24 feet. The two employees were placing insulation tape around a window and also installing Tyvec to the outside of a building, when one of the scissor lift members had a metal fatigue, the members separated and the platform collapsed forward throwing both employees to the ground. Employee #1 and Employee #2 sustained serious unspecified fracture injuries in the event.

Keywords: MOBILE SCAFFOLD, COLLAPSE, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, FALL, AERIAL LIFT, SCAFFOLD, SCAFFOLDING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314407511			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported
2	314407511			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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