Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 127297.015 - Two employees are engulfed in drainage water and one drowns

Accident Summary Nr: 127297.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 06/25/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1480791.015	06/25/2020		238190	Granite Construction Company Of California

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on June 25, 2020, Employees #1 and #2, employed by a heavy construction contractor, were draining water from a ditch through a drain box and into a canal. When they removed the plywood that covered the box to allow the water to run through the box, the fast-running water swept both employees into the drainage system. Employee #1 drowned. Employee #2, who was injured, was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment.

Keywords: Canal, Construction, Ditch, Drain Pipe, Drown, Engulfed, Water Pipe

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition			0		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1480791.015	32	M	Fatality		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Dredging Fatality Cause:

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