Inspection Detail
Inspection: 105425391 - Coker Builders Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Sc Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation
Site Address:
Coker Builders Inc.
Pope & Gamble Sts.
Turbeville, SC 29162
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 8, Turbeville, SC 29162
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:2452
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 12/17/1987
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 12/18/1987
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
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Accident | 360280259 |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 had removed the outside tire on a tandem trailer and was removing the inside tire (size 1000 by 20) when the split rim retainer (double locked ring #5392) failed. The rim struck him in the chest, knocking him 17 ft. When he was found, the employee was unconscious and apparently dead; he was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Keywords: CHEST, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, RESTRAINING DEVICE, MULTIPIECE RIM WHEEL, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, TIRE RIM, TIRE
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 105425391 | Fatality | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Automobile body and related repairers |