Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18879734 - Stct Uconn Storrs Campus

Inspection Information - Office: Connecticut Department Of Labor, Division Of Occupational Safety & Health

Inspection Nr: 18879734

Report ID: 0150900

Date Opened: 10/09/1987

Site Address:
Stct Uconn Storrs Campus
3107 Horse Barn Rd.
Storrs, CT 06269

Mailing Address:
Box U-48, Storrs, CT 06269

Union Status: Union

SIC:8221

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Complaint

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: StateGovt

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 12/16/1987

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/11/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Complaint	70224746		Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				3		3
Current Violations				3		3
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Other	19100132 A	01/07/1988	02/01/1988	$0	$0	$0	-
2.	01002	Other	19100305 B02	01/07/1988	02/01/1988	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	01003	Other	19101001 K01	01/07/1988	04/04/1988	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14217871

Event: 02/12/1988

WASTE WATER PLANT OPERATOR SUFFERED FATAL HEART ATTACK

AT APPROXIMATELY 7:57 AM ON FEBRUARY 12, 1988, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STANDING ON A ONE FOOT HIGH STOOL RECORDING THE DAY'S WATER FLOW ON A STRIP CHART. THE CHART WAS MOUNTED SIX FEET ABOVE THE FLOOR. THE EMPLOYEE SUDDENLY SUFFERED A MASSIVE HEART ATTACK (PER THE MEDICAL EXAMINER), FALLING DOWN AND TO THE LEFT, STRIKING HIS HEAD ON A PUMP HOUSING. THE RESULTING HEAD WOUND BLED PROFUSELY. EMERGENCY SERVICES WERE CALLED TO THE SITE. THE MEDICAL EXAMINER DECLARED THE EMPLOYEE DEAD. THE EMPLOYEE'S BODY WAS THEN MOVED TO FARMINGTON (THE STATE'S MEDICAL EXAMINERS OFFICE) FOR AN AUTOPSY. THE INITIAL RESULTS OF THE AUTOPSY REVEALED THAT THE EMPLOYEE DIED OF A MASSIVE HEART ATTACK, CAUSED BY A BLOCKED ARTERY.

Keywords: HEART ATTACK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18879734			Fatality	Other	Water and sewage treatment plant operators

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