Inspection Detail

Inspection: 102079019 - Greenville County Council Piedmount Landfill

Inspection Information - Office: Sc Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation

Inspection Nr: 102079019

Report ID: 0454510

Date Opened: 03/10/1986

Site Address:
Greenville County Council Piedmount Landfill
Fowler Drive Off Hwy 86
Piedmont, SC 29673

Mailing Address:
Rt. 2, Box 299a, Piedmont, SC 29673

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4953

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/17/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/25/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360110290

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14568240

Event: 03/07/1986

EMPLOYEE RUN OVER BY CATERPILLAR COMPACTOR

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A CATERPILLAR 816 COMPACTOR, COMPACTING BRUSH BRUSH AND OTHER TRASH. EMPLOYEE #1 PLACED THE COMPACTOR IN PARK AND DISMOUNTED. HE DID NOT PUT THE SAFETY ON. WHILE HE WAS MAKING SOME ADJUSTMENTS ON THE COMPACTOR HE ACCIDENTALLY KNOCKED IT INTO GEAR. THE COMPACTOR MOVED FORWARD, RUNNING OVER THE EMPLOYEE. HE WAS BADLY MUTILATED AND DIED.

Keywords: FRACTURE, MAINTENANCE, WORK RULES, LACERATION, ABRASION, TRASH COMPACTOR, RUN OVER, CONTUSION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102079019			Fatality	Fracture	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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