Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1810605 - S & D Landscape Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Columbia Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1810605

Report ID: 0418500

Date Opened: 08/13/1984

Site Address:
S & D Landscape Inc
Family Housing At Laurel Bay Marine Corps Air Stat
Beaufort, SC 29904

Mailing Address:
Rt 1 Box 240, Burton, SC 29902

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0782

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/28/1984

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/16/2016

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360577159

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$200
Current Penalty	$200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$200
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19260602 A02 I	10/04/1984	10/07/1984	$200	$200	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14558035

Event: 08/09/1984

CAUGHT AND DRAGGED BY TRACTOR-MOUNTED BUSH HOG

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS MOWING THE GRASS ALONG A DRAINAGE DITCH. HE WAS USING AN 80-HORSEPOWER TRACTOR WHICH WAS PULLING A 9-FOOT BUSH HOG. THE BUSH HOG RAN OVER A PROTRUDING MANHOLE. EMPLOYEE #1 STOPPED THE TRACTOR TO INVESTIGATE THE DAMAGE. HE FAILED TO SET THE BRAKES ON THE TRACTOR AND LEFT THE ENGINE RUNNING. EMPLOYEE #1 RAISED THE BUSH HOG APPROXIMATELY 14 INCHES AND KNELT DOWN BETWEEN THE TRACTOR AND THE BUSH HOG TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE. AT THIS TIME THE TRACTOR, WHICH WAS LEFT ON AN INCLINE, BEGAN TO MOVE. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CAUGHT UNDER THE BUSH HOG AND DRAGGED ABOUT 30 FEET INTO A CONCRETE DITCH. HE WAS KILLED.

Keywords: BRAKE, DITCH, CAUGHT BY, TRACTOR, BUSH HOG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1810605			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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