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Accident: 101746.015 - Foreman Operating Excavator Is Injured In Roll-Over
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1285005.015 | 12/22/2017 | Griffith Brothers, Inc. |
At 7:30 a.m. on December 21, 2017, Employee #1, a foreman, and Coworkers #1, #2, #3, and #4, employed by a construction company, were building a concrete retain ing wall as part of a highway construction project. Employee #1 was operating a Caterpillar 315 F Excavator to move 8,000-pound concrete blocks from the stagin g area to the wall location. As Employee #1 drove the excavator down a 23-degre e slope, with a concrete block chained to the bucket, the excavator tipped over. Employee #1 was thrown around inside the excavator's cab. The coworkers rushe d to provide assistance, and they called for emergency services. Employee #1 wa s transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for multiple injuries, incl uding fractures to his neck and six ribs and lacerations to his head and neck.
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highway, road, street | New project or new addition | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1285005.015 | 60 | M | Hospitalized injury | Equipment Operator: Heavy | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Backfilling and compacting FatCause: |