Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310827787 - Knudsen Grading Company

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 310827787

Report ID: 0950625

Date Opened: 09/14/2008

Site Address:
Knudsen Grading Company
5.6 Mi E Of Sand Canyon Rd
Tehachapi, CA 93561

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1794

NAICS: 238910/Site Preparation Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/14/2008

Emphasis: S:Construction (Cship)

Case Closed: 04/27/2009

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362060717

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$520	$0	$520
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$520	$0	$520
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	3203 A	03/16/2009	04/02/2009	$260	$260	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	3395 E03	03/16/2009	04/02/2009	$260	$260	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201491180

Event: 09/13/2008

Employee Drives Vehicle Off Road, Is Killed

At approximately 9:30 p.m. on September 13, 2008, Employee #1 was operating a Moxie; Model Number MT36, 35-ton capacity, articulated dump truck. Employee #1 was hauling road base gravel from a remote stockpile to a staging area about 7.1 miles away, on a semi-public, mountainous and winding gravel road. At the time of the incident Employee #1 had approached a right-hand quick turn that would have taken him around the mountain he was descending. The rig did not make the curve and proceeded straight ahead and over the edge of the mountain. The rig went down the mountainside for approximately 0.25 miles coming to a stop against an embankment in the arroyo below. The force of the collision crushed the operator's cab and Employee #1. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, VEHICLE, CRUSHED, LOST CONTROL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310827787			Fatality	Asphyxia	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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