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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 310829015 - Granite Construction Company
Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office
Site Address:
Granite Construction Company
550 18th Street
Bakersfield, CA 93301
Mailing Address:
3000 James Road, Bakersfield, CA 93308
Union Status: Union
SIC:1629
NAICS: 237990/Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 12/30/2008
Emphasis: L:Regionp1, S:Construction (Cship)
Case Closed: 06/13/2012
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362060667 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Current Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $13,500 | $0 | $0 | $560 | $0 | $14,060 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,680 | $0 | $1,680 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Other | 3328 C | 06/26/2009 | 07/01/2009 | $560 | $560 | $0 | 07/16/2009 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 2. | 02001 | Other | 1675 J | 06/26/2009 | 07/01/2009 | $560 | $6,750 | $0 | 07/16/2009 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 3. | 03001 | Other | 1712 C02 C | 06/26/2009 | 07/01/2009 | $560 | $6,750 | $0 | 07/16/2009 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 1:52 p.m. on December 27, 2008, Employee #1 was employed by Granite Construction, Inc. He was assigned by his foreman to reposition an approximately 16-ft long by 4-ft high plywood concrete form about 2-in. laterally away from the canal's top edge with a coworker. The workers were unsuccessful in moving the form from the canal bank. Employee #1 climbed down to the canal bottom and obtained an unattached top section (12-ft long) of a Werner 24-ft long extension ladder. Employee #1 leaned it against the wood form, and the bottom was placed on the concrete floor. The middle section of the ladder was positioned over a lateral row of protruding reinforcing rods, known as rebars, (about 2 to 4-ft in height from the canal base. Employee #1 climbed about 6-ft up the ladder, and the ladder slipped on the concrete. As Employee #1 fell with the ladder, an unprotected reinforcing steel rod impaled him through the bottom of his jaw, skinned the surface of his skull, and exited the top of his head. The Kern County Fire Department responded to the emergency. The injured worker was transported to Kern County Medical Center, where he was hospitalized for treatment and held for observation.
Keywords: HEAD, EXTENSION LADDER, REBAR, IMPALED, UNSECURED, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, SKULL, FALL, PUNCTURE
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 310829015 | Hospitalized injury | Puncture | Construction laborers |