Inspection Detail

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Inspection: 1771639.015 - Mintz Concrete Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Los Angeles District Office

Investigation Summary

At 10:10 a.m. on August 27, 2024, an employee working as an equipment operator for a structural concrete contractor was walking between a GEAX DTC80 piling rig (drilling equipment) and a dirt wall. A coworker operating the rig struck the employee, crushing him between the equipment and the wall. The employee died from multiple injuries including contusions and lacerations to his chest, torso and hands and asphyxiation.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Barricade, Caught Between, Chest, Concrete Form Work, Construction, Construction vehicle, Contusion, Crushed, Drill Operator, Drill Rig--Non-Oil, Engineering Controls, Equipment Operator, Hand, Injury Illness Prevention Program, Insufficient Supervision, Laceration, Lack of Engineering Controls, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Piling, Pinch Point, Pinched, Pinned, Residential Construction, Skid Steer loader, Struck Against, Struck By, Torso, Work Surface