Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120329776 - S.G.Welsh Co.,Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 120329776

Report ID: 0950644

Date Opened: 08/08/1996

Site Address:
S.G.Welsh Co.,Inc.
431 S. Arroyo Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91101

Mailing Address:
P.O.Box 326, Murrieta, CA 92564

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1629

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/25/1996

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/01/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362267817

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170731194

Event: 08/08/1996

Employee killed when run over by loader/backhoe

At approximately 9:55 a.m. on August 8, 1996, Employee #1 was operating a loader/backhoe at a construction site in Pasadena, CA. The work involved trenching and excavating along an embankment with a 30 degree slope. Employee #1 was driving over the embankment when the loader/backhoe suddenly became unstable and started rolling backward down the slope. He jumped out of the vehicle when it started down the embankment and was run over. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: EMBANKMENT, LOADER/BACKHOE, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, STEEP GRADE, LOST CONTROL, RUN OVER, SLOPE, BACKING UP

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120329776			Fatality	Other	Excavating and loading machine operators

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