Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200374080 - Employee Is Killed When Struck by Engine Rod

Accident Summary Nr: 200374080 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 12/18/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310334727	12/20/2006	1711	238910	Stanley Loy

Abstract: On December 18, 2006, Employee #1 was operating a dump truck at the Hickory Hill landfill in Ridgeland, SC, when the truck became stuck in soft dirt. Employee #1 pressed on the accelerator excessively to free the vehicle, the engine failed and a rod was ejected from the engine housing and struck Employee #1. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: ENGINE, DUMP TRUCK, STRUCK BY, MECH MALFUNCTION, MOTOR VEHICLE, PUNCTURE, TRUCK DRIVER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		Other		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310334727			Fatality	Puncture	Truck drivers, heavy	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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