Inspection Detail

Inspection: 312687106 - M Squared Construction Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: San Francisco District Office

Investigation Summary

On May 27, 2009, a crew consisting of an employee, a Hauling Truck Operator, a Mini Excavator Operator and Foreman, and two other laborers were working on Holladay Avenue. The pipes had already been installed and the trench backfilled. The work involved removing additional 10 inches of dirt to provide the necessary depth for resurfacing the street. The dirt was being removed by a CAT 304 CR Mini Excavator moving in backward direction and placing the dirt into a 10-wheeler truck which was moving parallel to the Excavator, approximately 5 feet apart. At approximately 1:00 p.m., the job at that location was almost completed. The Excavator Operator signaled the employee to stop. The employee then stepped out of his truck and walked toward the excavator to talk to the foreman; however, he walked in the path of the Excavator at the time. The Excavator operator resumed his operation. The employee tried to run away, but he slipped and fell and his left foot was trapped under the rubber track of the excavator, fracturing three metatarsal bones on his left foot. The foreman transported the employee to San Francisco General Hospital, where he was hospitalized for two days. The employee had surgery on his left foot two weeks later.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, FRACTURE, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, RUN OVER, FOOT, TRUCK DRIVER