Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120220157 - Delta Excavating

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 120220157

Report ID: 0950622

Date Opened: 12/28/1993

Site Address:
Delta Excavating
Buchanan Road And Mcfaul Drive
Pittsburg, CA 94565

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1179, Brentwood, CA 94513

Union Status: Union

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/06/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/11/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362106858

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170725618

Event: 12/23/1993

Employee dies after walking backward into a moving loader

At approximately 2:50 p.m. on December 23, 1993, Employee #1 was working as a flagman for a construction crew that was installing sewer piping along Buchanan Rd., in Pittsburg. Employee #1 was standing at the intersection of Buchanan Rd. and McFaul Dr. and had stopped vehicle traffic on both directions of Buchanan Rd. Employee #1 signaled the front end loader to make a left turn onto Buchanan Rd. As the front end loader was turning left to go westbound on Buchanan Rd., Employee #1 stepped backward into the rear tire of the moving front end loader. He was taken to John Muir Hospital for a serious head injury and a broken pelvis. He died the next day at 10:30 a.m.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, FRONT END LOADER, CONSTRUCTION, FLAGMAN, PELVIS, STRUCK BY, INATTENTION, TIRE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120220157			Fatality	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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