Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104607833 - Granite Construction Co

Inspection Information - Office: Nv-E-Reno 0953210

Investigation Summary

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ROCK SCALING ON THE SIDE OF A STEEP (50 DEGREE GRADE) CLIFF. HE WAS WEARING A SAFETY BELT, LANDYARD, AND A HARD HAT. A SECOND EMPLOYEE WORKING ABOVE EMPLOYEE #1 STATED THAT HE HEARD HIM FALLING. THE SECOND EMPLOYEE YELLED, TURNED AROUND, AND OBSERVED EMPLOYEE #1 FALLING TO THE GROUND, APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET BELOW. THE SECOND EMPLOYEE ALSO SAID THAT HE SAW A ROCK ROLLING DOWN THE SLOPE IN FRONT OF EMPLOYEE #1. THE FOREMAN AT THE SITE STATED HE HEARD THE SECOND EMPLOYEE YELL. HE THEN TURNED AND SAW EMPLOYEE #1 FALLING TO THE GROUND. THE FOREMAN, HOWEVER, DID NOT SEE ANY ROCKS FALLING IN FRONT OF EMPLOYEE #1. THE FOREMAN AND THE SECOND EMPLOYEE BOTH STATED THEY DIDN'T KNOWN WHY EMPLOYEE #1 HAD NOT TIED OFF TO THE SAFETY LINE WHICH HAD BEEN PROVIDED. THEY WERE ALSO UNAWARE WHETHER EMPLOYEE #1'S INJURIES WERE CAUSED BY BEING STRUCK BY A FALLING ROCK OR AS A RESULT OF THE FALL.

Keywords: HEAD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STEEP GRADE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, TIE-OFF