Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125851683 - Padwell Inc. Dba Placerville Speedway

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Investigation Summary

At approximately 9:30 p.m. on June 27, 1998, Employee #1 was flagging an auto race. The flag stand from which he was working was 3 ft above the race track surface, and was constructed of iron posts and steel plates. A race car crashed and became airborne, flying toward the flag stand. Employee #1 saw the accident and threw himself on the floor of the stand before the car crashed into it. He was hospitalized for five days for treatment of seven broken ribs, a fractured collarbone, a dislocated shoulder, and internal trauma.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SHOULDER, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, RACETRACK, AUTOMOBILE, DISLOCATED, RIB, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, LOST CONTROL