Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1500176.015 - Granite Construction Company

Inspection Information - Office: Fremont District Office

Inspection Nr: 1500176.015

Report ID: 0950612

Date Opened: 10/29/2020

Site Address:
Granite Construction Company
21600 Big Basin Way
Boulder Creek, CA 95006

Mailing Address:
715 Comstock Ave., Santa Clara, CA 95054

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 237310/ Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/16/2021

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/09/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1679523

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,500	$0	$1,500
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$750	$0	$750
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	1509(A)	04/21/2021		$750	$750	$0	06/04/2021	O - Administrative Law Judge Order
2.	01002	Other	5144(C)(2)(A)	04/21/2021		$0	$750	$0	06/04/2021	O - Administrative Law Judge Order	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 130780.015

Event: 10/23/2020

Employee clearing after wildfire is affected by smoke inhala

At 5:00 p.m. on October 23, 2020, an employee was working for a firm that constructed highways, streets, and bridges. He was an operating engineer. The firm's employees were working at Big Basin Redwoods State Park. Thousands of acres of forest area had been burned during a wildfire. The employees had been assigned to clear burned areas of trees and debris. The employee had been operating an excavator and was dragging trees on October 21, 2020. The employee's last day worked was on October 22, 2020, which was also the day the employee made a complaint of having respiratory issues. On October 23, 2020, the employee was hospitalized to treat breathing issues. The employee was intubated. He remained hospitalized for more than 24 hours for treatment of smoke inhalation. The employer made a timely report to the DOSH Fremont district office on October 24, 2020, and an opening conference was done on October 29, 2020.

Keywords: Breathing, Construction, Equipment Operator, Excavator, Fire, Inhalation, Lung, Respiratory, Respiratory Tract, Shortness of breath, Smoke, Smoke Inhalation

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1500176.015	51	M	Hospitalized injury		Operating engineers

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