Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201790375 - EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE

Accident Summary Nr: 201790375 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 10/06/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125581389	10/06/1997	1542	0	Granite Construction Co., Inc

Abstract: At approximately 1:00 p.m. on October 6, 1997, Employee #1 and two other employees were transferring soil between two designated locations called the "cut" (pick up point) and the "fill" (the discharge point). Employee #1 was returning to the "cut". He was driving downhill which bordered on a steep ravine on the driver's left side. He lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle rolled onto the driver's side and down into the ravine about 150 feet from the road he had been driving on. The scraper was facing east, wedged against the south side of the ravine. He sustained multiple traumatic injuries to his head, face, and left arm. After Employee#1 was removed from the vehicle, and following extensive CPR efforts, he was pronounced dead at 1:10 p.m.

Keywords: HEAD, SCRAPER, VEHICLE, ARM, FACE, LOST CONTROL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125581389			Fatality	Concussion	Grader, dozer and scraper operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause: Other

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