Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125733725 - Remcom

Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office

Investigation Summary

At approximately 9:00 p.m. on November 16, 2000, Employee #1, a heavy equipment repairman for Remcon, was fueling, oiling, and servicing the equipment at a job site in Paradise CA. He was servicing a CAT D-6 bulldozer that was parked at the top and near the edge of an approximately 20 ft high, 1:1 sloped embankment. He was walking around the dozer when he stumbled on several small rocks and then rolled down the embankment, possibly losing consciousness. At the bottom of the embankment, he sat for a period checking himself out. He was in a daze and he walked around for several hours looking for help before he thought to use his cell phone to call for assistance. Employee #1 was transported to Enloe Hospital in Chico, CA, for treatment of a head injury and for observation. He was released two hours later.

Keywords: EMBANKMENT, HEAD, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, CONSTRUCTION, TRIPPED, WALKING SURFACE, FALL