Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303563977 - Tidewater Transporation

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

Inspection Nr: 303563977

Report ID: 0454510

Date Opened: 01/08/2002

Site Address:
Tidewater Transporation
7184 Highway 162
Hollywood, SC 29449

Mailing Address:
318 Nassau Street, Charleston, SC 29403

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4212

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/06/2002

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/13/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100372986

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200372019

Event: 12/27/2001

Employee killed when struck by steel bridging bundle

On December 27, 2001, Employee #1, an owner operator truck driver, was delivering a load of structural steel weighing approximately 15,000 pounds to a job site under construction. Employee #1 backed the load on his first attempt and then decided to pull forward to the unloading area. Upon trying to unload the materials, Employee #1 unhooked the first strap near the front of the trailer and proceeded to remove four additional straps down the length of the trailer. When Employee #1 got to the last strap and loosened it up, a 20-foot-long bundle of steel bridging slipped from the trailer and struck him in the head. Emergency Medical Services was summoned and Employee #1 was taken to the hospital where he died five days later.

Keywords: HEAD, STEEL BEAM, DRIVER, STRUCK BY, TRACTOR TRAILER, CONTUSION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303563977			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Truck drivers, heavy

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