Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1475754.015 - Versa Grade

Inspection Information - Office: Nv-E-Reno 0953210

Inspection Nr: 1475754.015

Report ID: 0953210

Date Opened: 05/20/2020

Site Address:
Versa Grade
14239 Silver Moon Ct Lot 31
Reno, NV 89521

Mailing Address:
445 Western Road, Reno, NV 89506

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 236117/New Housing Operative Builders

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/16/2020

Emphasis: N:Ctarget, N:Trench

Case Closed: 11/19/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety
Referral	1584466	Yes
Accident	1677384
Inspection	1476236	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 130591.015

Event: 04/28/2020

Employee strikes shovel handle and is killed

At 1:30 p.m. on April 28, 2020, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was working at a multiemployer project, the construction of a residential structure. He jumped into a trench and made contact with a shovel handle sticking out from the ground inside the excavation. The shovel handle struck the employee's throat, causing a traumatic injury to the right carotid artery. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: Artery, Blunt force trauma, Excavation, Residential Construction, Shovel, Struck Against, Throat, Trench

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1475754.015	58	M	Fatality		Construction Laborer

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