Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303308563 - Goodfellow Brothers Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Bend

Inspection Nr: 303308563

Report ID: 1054115

Date Opened: 07/26/2000

Site Address:
Goodfellow Brothers Inc
Warner Highway Project, Highway 140
Lakeview, OR 97630

Mailing Address:
Po Box 598, Wenatchee, WA 98801

Union Status: Union

SIC:1611

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/26/2000

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/29/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101700086

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201700887

Event: 07/21/2000

Employee killed by fall off asphalt grinder

At approximately 9:00 a.m. on July 21, 2000, Employee #1, of Klamath Pacific Corporation, was on the operator's platform of an asphalt grinding machine when he needed to insert a hose into the the water tank on top of the grinder. He stepped from the platform onto a 4-in. beam that supported the grinding drum, and apparently slipped from the beam. Employee #1 fell backward and struck the back of his head and shoulder on the pavement 7 ft. Employee #1 was transported to Lake District Hospital in Lakeview, OR and then airflighted to St. Charles Medical Center in Bend, OR. He died 4 days later, killed by the fall.

Keywords: HEAD, GUARDRAIL, SLIP, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, ASPHALT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303308563					Occupation not reported

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