Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 544722.015 - M. G. Dyess Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Jackson

Inspection Nr: 544722.015

Report ID: 0419400

Date Opened: 06/14/2012

Site Address:
M. G. Dyess Inc.
Gaines White Road
De Kalb, MS 39328

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 520, Bassfield, MS 39421

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 237120/Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/21/2012

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/21/2012

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	393898

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 23435.015

Event: 06/14/2012

Employee Is Crushed And Killed When The Steel Pipes Crushed

At approximately 2:15 p.m. on June 14, 2012, an employee was traveling down a steep hill hauling a load of 14 steel pipes (16-in. diameter, 60-ft long, and each weighing 3700 lbs). The employee suddenly slammed on brakes causing four of the six straps securing the load to break and the load to shift forward crushing the cab of the truck. The employee was crushed and killed.

Keywords:asphyxiated, brake, steel tube, tractor--truck, truck driver, unsecured

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	544722.015			Fatality		Truck Driver: Heavy/Tractor-Trailer

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