Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111761243 - Piute Construction

Inspection Information - Office: Fremont District Office

Inspection Nr: 111761243

Report ID: 0950612

Date Opened: 06/04/1991

Site Address:
Piute Construction
5385 Stockdale Rd.
Paso Robles, CA 93446

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1794

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/19/1991

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/04/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361271406

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170173900

Event: 05/31/1991

Employee injured when tractor runs down hill

On May 31, 1991, Employee #1, who was operating a tractor, completed an interceptor ditch. He misjudged the material under the uphill track of his D-T Caterpillar dozer and it tipped then rolled down the hillside. The slope was approximately 1 ft vertical to 1 ft horizontal. The tractor rolled nearly 300 feet along the slope, before stopping upside down. Employee #1 was trapped inside the truck by safety belts and was protected by the ROPS. He suffered head lacerations, broken ribs, a dislocated shoulder, and a broken back. Employee #1 is paralyzed from the chest down as of June 19, 1991. He was taken to Louisville, KY, for special treatment.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, PARALYSIS, ROLL-OVER, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, ROPS, CONSTRUCTION, STEEP GRADE, BULLDOZER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111761243			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators

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