Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125571349 - Vargas & Esquivel Construction, Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Fremont District Office

Inspection Nr: 125571349

Report ID: 0950612

Date Opened: 06/28/1996

Site Address:
Vargas & Esquivel Construction, Inc
Lemoyne Way & Fenian Drive
San Jose, CA 95128

Mailing Address:
1485 Bayshore Blvd., Suite 270, San Francisco, CA 94124

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1771

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/30/1996

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/11/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362212128

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170886022

Event: 06/19/1996

Employee killed when struck by car

On June 19, 1996, Employee #1 was next to a curb, picking up traffic cones from a roadway. As he was storing them in the back of a flatbed truck, he was struck by a car and pinned against the truck. Employee #1 suffered a broken neck, spinal cord, and legs; he was killed. Employee #1 was wearing a warning vest, but the driver, who was on his way home from taking the Department of Motor Vehicles Test, had taken prescription drugs that morning, and had either passed out or fallen asleep behind the wheel. Because the accident occurred on a public street and was classified as a motor vehicle accident, Cal/OSHA had no jurisdiction over it. No accident-related citations were issued.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, PINNED, CONSTRUCTION, AUTOMOBILE, NECK, STRUCK BY, LOST CONTROL, MOTOR VEHICLE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125571349			Fatality	Fracture	Supervisors, n.e.c.

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