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Accident Summary Nr: 130780.015 - Employee clearing after wildfire is affected by smoke inhala

Accident Summary Nr: 130780.015 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 10/23/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1500176.015	10/29/2020		237310	Granite Construction Company

Abstract: At 5:00 p.m. on October 23, 2020, an employee was working for a firm that constructed highways, streets, and bridges. He was an operating engineer. The firm's employees were working at Big Basin Redwoods State Park. Thousands of acres of forest area had been burned during a wildfire. The employees had been assigned to clear burned areas of trees and debris. The employee had been operating an excavator and was dragging trees on October 21, 2020. The employee's last day worked was on October 22, 2020, which was also the day the employee made a complaint of having respiratory issues. On October 23, 2020, the employee was hospitalized to treat breathing issues. The employee was intubated. He remained hospitalized for more than 24 hours for treatment of smoke inhalation. The employer made a timely report to the DOSH Fremont district office on October 24, 2020, and an opening conference was done on October 29, 2020.

Keywords: Breathing, Construction, Equipment Operator, Excavator, Fire, Inhalation, Lung, Respiratory, Respiratory Tract, Shortness of breath, Smoke, Smoke Inhalation

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
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Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1500176.015	51	M	Hospitalized injury		Operating engineers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause:

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