Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125748608 - Granite Construction Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Inspection Nr: 125748608

Report ID: 0950621

Date Opened: 07/06/2001

Site Address:
Granite Construction Co.
Hedge Ave 1/2 Mi. N. Of Elder Creek
Sacramento, CA 95826

Mailing Address:
4001 Bradshaw Rd., Sacramento, CA 95827

Union Status: Union

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/12/2001

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/25/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361699341

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170626824

Event: 06/20/2001

Employee injured when struck by utility pole

On June 20, 2001, Employee #1, the foreman, and two other employees, a laborer and a water truck driver, were trimming tree limbs. Employee #1 was using a chain saw. Since some of the cut limbs were large and cumbersome, Employee #1 hooked up a chain from the water truck to the tree limbs and was having them dragged away. As they were being dragged, several tree limbs caught a guy attached to a 35-foot utility pole. The pole toppled over and onto Employee #1's head. Employee #1 was hospitalized with a fractured shoulder. Employee #1 was wearing a hard hat.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, HARD HAT, STRUCK BY, UTILITY POLE, TREE TRIMMING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125748608			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors, n.e.c.

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