Inspection Detail
Inspection: 972448 - Brennan Construction Company
Inspection Information - Office: Hartford Area Office
Site Address:
Brennan Construction Company
Rt 111
Trumbull, CT 06111
Mailing Address:
223 Canal St, Shelton, CT 06484
Union Status: Union
SIC:1799
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: Y
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 07/05/1984
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 12/12/1984
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 360572291 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
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 | Other | 19260451 X06 III | 08/03/1984 | 08/10/1984 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
EMPLOYEES WERE IN THE PROCESS OF POURING A CONCRETE FOUNDATION WALL. THEY WERE WORKING FROM A WORK PLATFORM COVERING AN ELEVATOR SHAFT. AS A HYDRAULIC CRANE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SWINGING A TWO (2) YARD BUCKET, WHICH CONTAINED APPROXIMATELY ONE (1) YARD OF CONCRETE, OVER THE PLATFORM, THE HOISTING LINE BROKE. THE BUCKET SMASHED THROUGH THE WORK PLATFORM, SENDING TWO (2) MEN AND THE BUCKET TO THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 24' BELOW. EMPLOYEE #1 LANDED IN THE ELEVATOR PIT, ALONG SIDE THE BUCKET, AND WAS FATALLY INJURED. HE SUSTAINED MULTIPLE FRACTURES AND INTERNAL INJURIES. EMPLOYEE #2 LANDED ON THE GROUND AND WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH SEVERAL FRACTURED RIBS AND HEAD LACERATIONS. THE WORK PLATFORM WAS APPROXIMATELY 24 FEET HIGH. A GROVE CRANE WAS USED.
Keywords: FRACTURE, CONCRETE BUCKET, FALL, WORK PLATFORM, CONCRETE, CRANE, HOISTLINE, HYDRAULIC CRANE
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 972448 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Occupation not reported | ||
2 | 972448 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |