Inspection Detail

Inspection: 972745 - The Southern Connecticut Gas Company

Inspection Information - Office: Hartford Area Office

Inspection Nr: 972745

Report ID: 0112000

Date Opened: 05/09/1984

Site Address:
The Southern Connecticut Gas Company
Main St & Fenelon Pl
Stratford, CT 06497

Mailing Address:
880 Broad St, Bridgeport, CT 06609

Union Status: Union

SIC:4924

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/15/1984

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/15/1984

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360520464

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14271019

Event: 04/12/1984

STRUCK BY AN OBJECT THROWN BY A PASSING VEHICLE

ON APRIL 12,1984, AT APPROXIMATELY 6:20 P.M, AN EMPLOYEE WAS IN AN EXCAVATION APPROXIMATELY 4 FEET DEEP. HE WAS REPAIRING A LEAK BY TIGHTENING BOLTS ON A SLEEVE ON AN 8-INCH GAS MAIN. A TRAILER TRUCK THAT WAS PASSING BY STRUCK A 24-INCH REINFORCED CONCRETE PIPE THAT HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE EXCAVATION AND STORED INSIDE A BLOCKED OFF AREA, PROPELLING THE PIPE INTO THE EXCAVATION. IT RICOCHETED OFF A SIDE WALL AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE, WHO SUSTAINED A BROKEN PELVIS, BACK AND INTERNAL INJURIES. THE EMPLOYEE EXPIRED ON MAY 3, 1984 FROM A PULMONARY EMBOLISM (BLOOD CLOT).

Keywords: EXCAVATION, TRAILER TRUCK, TRUCK, CONCRETE PIPE, FLYING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	972745			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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