Inspection Detail

Inspection: 316621499 - Scdot

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

Investigation Summary

An incident occurred where Employee #1 and his crew had temporarily stopped on a bridge and Employee #1, driver of the lead truck, had gotten out to pick up some large trash that could not be picked up by the sweeper truck, and to clean out the weep holes on the bridge with a rebar. Employee #1 had walked half way down the bridge shoulder cleaning weep holes and picking up trash. The drivers of the sweeper truck and the dump truck both remained in the driver's seat of their respective trucks. There was a automobile in the right hand lane of traffic that swerved onto the shoulder of the bridge after passing all three vehicles. The automobile hit the barrier wall, then struck Employee #1 dragging him approximately down the shoulder of the road. It was determined that the driver of the automobile was intoxicated. Employee #1 was pronounced dead on the scene due to multiple body trauma caused by vehicular impact.

Keywords: REBAR, TRUCK, AUTOMOBILE, STRUCK BY, SWEEPER