Inspection Detail

Inspection: 972745 - The Southern Connecticut Gas Company

Inspection Information - Office: Hartford Area Office

Investigation Summary

ON APRIL 12,1984, AT APPROXIMATELY 6:20 P.M, AN EMPLOYEE WAS IN AN EXCAVATION APPROXIMATELY 4 FEET DEEP. HE WAS REPAIRING A LEAK BY TIGHTENING BOLTS ON A SLEEVE ON AN 8-INCH GAS MAIN. A TRAILER TRUCK THAT WAS PASSING BY STRUCK A 24-INCH REINFORCED CONCRETE PIPE THAT HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE EXCAVATION AND STORED INSIDE A BLOCKED OFF AREA, PROPELLING THE PIPE INTO THE EXCAVATION. IT RICOCHETED OFF A SIDE WALL AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE, WHO SUSTAINED A BROKEN PELVIS, BACK AND INTERNAL INJURIES. THE EMPLOYEE EXPIRED ON MAY 3, 1984 FROM A PULMONARY EMBOLISM (BLOOD CLOT).

Keywords: EXCAVATION, TRAILER TRUCK, TRUCK, CONCRETE PIPE, FLYING OBJECT