Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310739495 - Mowat Construction Company

Inspection Information - Office: Eugene

Inspection Nr: 310739495

Report ID: 1054114

Date Opened: 09/25/2007

Site Address:
Mowat Construction Company
I-5 Beltline Interchange
Eugene, OR 97401

Mailing Address:
Po Box 1330, Woodinville, WA 98072

Union Status: Union

SIC:1622

NAICS: 237310/ Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/29/2007

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/29/2007

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201203676

Event: 09/24/2007

Employee injured after backing over road embankment

At approximately 11:55 a.m. on September 24, 2007, Employee #1 and a coworker were using a forklift to off-load crane outrigger mud mats from a semi-trailer. After unloading the trailer, Employee #1 drove the forklift up a inclined roadway toward the ongoing project of erecting a road flyover connecting I-5 and Beltline highway. He was moving the lift truck to become perpendicular to the road when it rolled backward over the edge. He traveled 40 ft down the embankment and over a 10 ft concrete retaining wall. He continued over a second roadway, and then rolled 30 ft down another embankment, landing in a ditch. Coworkers immediately came to Employee #1's aid. He sustained serious injuries and was transported by Emergency Services to a local hospital.

Keywords: EMBANKMENT, HIGHWAY, IND TRK OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, LOST CONTROL, SLOPE, BACKING UP

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310739495			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers

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