Inspection Detail
Inspection: 120489695 - Waste Management - Laurens Transfer Station
Inspection Information - Office: Sc Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation
Site Address:
Waste Management - Laurens Transfer Station
Rt. 1, I-26 & Hwy. 56
Clinton, SC 29325
Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 5349, Spartanburg, SC 29304
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:4212
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 01/14/1994
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 01/20/1994
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360498331 |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 was attempting to remove a rubber flap from compacted garbage in the trailer of a tractor trailer rig. The garbage had been previously loaded and packed using a front end loader with removable attachments. Employee #1 could not remove the flap by hand, so he pulled a front end loader in front of and above the flap and attempted to hook a chain between the flap and bucket of the front end loader. When he realized the chain wouldn't reach, Employee #1 instructed the tractor driver to lower the bucket. The driver lowered the bucket, which came off its frame, striking Employee #1 in the head and knocking his head into the frame of the trailer. The coroner determined that Employee #1 died on impact from cerebral trauma. The front end loader was a Caterpillar 936F, with a Balderson bucket, model B 36-570, using a quick coupler system installed by Blanchard Machinery Company.
Keywords: HEAD, FRONT END LOADER, LOADER BUCKET, STRUCK BY
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 120489695 | Fatality | Other | Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators |
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