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Inspection: 100770684 - Arute Brothers, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Hartford

Nr: 100770684

Report ID: 0112000

Open Date: 06/01/1989

Arute Brothers, Inc.

Route 72, West, Ellis Street Exit
New Britain, CT 06051

Union Status: Union

SIC: 7359/Equipment Rental and Leasing, Not Elsewhere Classified

Mailing: 560 South Main Street, New Britain, CT 06051

Inspection Type:

Referral

Scope:

Partial

Advanced Notice:

Ownership:

Private

Safety/Health:

Safety

Close Conference:

08/30/1989

Planning Guide:

Safety-Construction

Close Case:

09/30/1990

Related Activity:

Type

Safety

Health

Referral

901501486

Yes

**Violation Summary**
	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$490	$0	$0	$0	$0	$490
Current Penalty	$350	$0	$0	$0	$0	$350
FTA Amount	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
	#	ID	Type	Standard	Issuance	Abate	Curr$	Init$	Fta$	Contest	LastEvent
	1.	01001	Serious	19260021 B02	09/15/1989	09/26/1989	$350	$490	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Accident Investigation Summary
Summary Nr: 14271886		Event: 06/01/1989	Employees Injured When Crane Boom Collapses
At approximately 11:55 a.m. on July 1, 1989, Employees #1 and #2 and a coworker were disconnecting the boom section of an Erie Bucyrus crane, serial #127405. The coworker removed the lower pins between the boom's first and second sections before the support cable was connected to the boom's first section. As a result there was no support for the boom and it collapsed, injuring Employees #1 and #2. Employee #2 was hospitalized.
Keywords: dismantling, collapse, unsecured, crane boom, work rules, falling object
	Inspection		Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	100770684		Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported
2	100770684		Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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