Inspection Detail

Inspection: 313626129 - Advance Steel Reinforcing Company Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Bridgeport Area Office

Inspection Nr: 313626129

Report ID: 0111500

Date Opened: 10/30/2009

Site Address:
Advance Steel Reinforcing Company Inc
Intersection Of Canal Dock Drive And Long Warf
New Haven, CT 06511

Mailing Address:
107 Thompson Street, Bridgeport, CT 06604

Union Status: Union

SIC:1791

NAICS: 238120/Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/30/2009

Emphasis: S:Struck-By

Case Closed: 10/11/2011

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	202630158	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$2,250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,250
Current Penalty	$2,250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,250
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	19260021 B02	03/17/2010	04/12/2010	$750	$750	$0		-
2.	01002	Serious	19260703 D01	03/17/2010	03/29/2010	$1,500	$1,500	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201523347

Event: 11/02/2009

Two Employees Are Injured When Rebar Cage Collapses

At approximately 9:45 a.m. on October 30, 2009, Employees #1 and #2 were part of a crew working for Advance Steel Reinforcing Company, Inc. They were constructing a rebar cage that was to be used later to support a concrete bridge support. The rebar cage was approximately 25 ft high and 33 ft long, with a base width of approximately 50-in. The base of the rebar structure had been set into concrete and the only other support was a wire rope and come-along set up on one end. Employee #2 was working on the second level of a fabricated metal frame scaffold which had been tied into the side of the rebar. Employee #1 was working on the ground. The rebar cage bent over and then collapsed onto Employee #1. When the rebar cage collapsed, it caused the scaffold and Employee #2 to fall. Employee #1 was unconscious when he was extricated from under the rebar. He was hospitalized at Yale New Haven Hospital for treatment of injuries that were not specified. Employee #2 suffered a knee injury in his fall and was treated at the same hospital.

Keywords: KNEE, REBAR, COLLAPSE, SCAFFOLD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313626129			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
2	313626129			Non Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Occupation not reported

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