Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1810605 - S & D Landscape Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Columbia Area Office
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
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 360577159 |
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 |
# | 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
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
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 1810605 | Fatality | Fracture | Occupation not reported |