Inspection Detail

Inspection: 974600 - E & F Construction Co

Inspection Information - Office: Hartford Area Office

Inspection Nr: 974600

Report ID: 0112000

Date Opened: 08/08/1984

Site Address:
E & F Construction Co
Church Street
Middletown, CT 06457

Mailing Address:
505 Sylvan Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06606

Union Status: Union

SIC:1542

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/08/1984

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: L:Trench

Case Closed: 01/15/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360520654

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$800
Current Penalty	$800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$800
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	Latest Event
1.	01001A	Serious	19260021 B02	09/04/1984	09/07/1984	$800	$800	$0	-
2.	01001B	Serious	19260652 C	09/04/1984	09/07/1984	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	01001C	Serious	19260652 H	09/04/1984	09/07/1984	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14270037

Event: 08/08/1984

One employee killed, one injured in trench cave-in

Employees #1 and #2 were in a trench using hand shovels to uncover a water line. The backhoe operator told them to move away so that he could remove more of the material. As the employees re-entered the trench, a side wall collapsed, pinning them inside the trench. Employee #1 was fatally injured; Employee #2 sustained a dislocated shoulder.

Keywords: SHOULDER, PINNED, WORK RULES, TRENCH, DISLOCATED, UNSTABLE SOIL, CAVE-IN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	974600			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported
2	974600			Non Hospitalized injury	Dislocation	Occupation not reported

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