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Granite Construction Co.

Description

7 construction workers were killed after falling 470 feet in a scaffolding collapse while building a hydropower plant at PG&E’s ‘Helms Pumped Storage Project.’ A similar platform collapse had occured two days earlier, and although no one was injured, management took no corrective action.

Prosecutors

Unavailable

Incident Type

Fall

County

Fresno

State

California

Date

January 23, 1981

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Contact for Additional Information

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Victims

First Last Age Title Employer Injury Type
Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable Construction Worker Granite Construction Fatality

Defendants

Name Type Title Plea Information Conviction Sentence
Granite Construction Co. Entity Entity Unavailable Indictment for manslaughter was upheld.
Penal Crimes Charged

Manslaughter

Other Crimes Charged

Unavailable