Inspection Detail

Inspection: 972448 - Brennan Construction Company

Inspection Information - Office: Hartford Area Office

Inspection Nr: 972448

Report ID: 0112000

Date Opened: 06/29/1984

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

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360572291

Violation Summary
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

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	19260451 X06 III	08/03/1984	08/10/1984	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14271027

Event: 06/29/1984

FALL FROM WORK PLATFORM

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

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	972448			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported
2	972448			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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