Inspection Detail

Inspection: 102788908 - Costello Industries, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Hartford Area Office

Inspection Nr: 102788908

Report ID: 0112000

Date Opened: 07/22/1998

Site Address:
Costello Industries, Inc.
Hartford Avenue
Newington, CT 06111

Mailing Address:
123 Costello Road, Newington, CT 06111

Union Status: Union

SIC:1611

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/10/1998

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/14/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361148919
Referral	902036896	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,500
Current Penalty	$2,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,000
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	Serious	19260601 B04	12/11/1998	12/31/1998	$2,000	$3,500	$0	01/11/1999	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 658278

Event: 07/22/1998

Employee killed when struck by backing tractor trailer

Employee #1, a groundsman for a road milling machine, was walking toward the milling machine, which was in position to start another cut in the road. At the same time, a 14-wheel dump truck and a tractor trailer were backing up to the milling machine. Employee #1 walked across the path of the tractor truck and was struck by the right rear wheels of the dump trailer. He was killed. The tractor trailer did not have a back-up alarm, and there was no observers to signal the drivers that it was safe to operate their vehicles in reverse.

Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, SIGNALMAN, OBSTRUCTED VIEW, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRAILER TRUCK, TRUCK, STRUCK BY, TRACTOR TRAILER, BACKING UP

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102788908			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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