Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119730604 - P.G. & E.

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 119730604

Report ID: 0950615

Date Opened: 08/23/1993

Site Address:
P.G. & E.
3965 Occidental Road
Santa Rosa, CA 85401

Mailing Address:
3965 Occidental Road, Santa Rosa, CA 95401

Union Status: Union

SIC:4923

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/18/1993

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/27/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361379407

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170727150

Event: 08/18/1993

Employee is pinned between two vehicles

At about 10:15 a.m. on August 18, 1993, Employee #1 was struck and pinned against a vehicle chassis by a backhoe tire. He had finished his task and was walking away from the work area when the backhoe, situated on a steep incline, shifted downhill while hoeing and jumped downhill at full throttle. The operator applied the brakes--the emergency brake was already in place--but could not overpower the engine at high rpm. The backhoe lurched about 28 feet, pinning Employee #1 between two vehicles and dislocating his pelvis. Employee #1 was removed to the hospital via ambulance and was treated for soft tissue damage and the dislocated pelvis.

Keywords: BRAKE, UNEVEN GROUND, VEHICLE, PINNED, STEEP GRADE, DISLOCATED, PELVIS, STRUCK BY, BACKHOE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119730604			Hospitalized injury	Dislocation	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters

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