Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126498625 - Cook Construction Co.

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

Inspection Nr: 126498625

Report ID: 0454510

Date Opened: 08/19/1996

Site Address:
Cook Construction Co.
Northeast Front St.
Mullins, SC 29574

Mailing Address:
Po Box 542, Mullins, SC 29574

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1794

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/20/1996

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/22/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362629693

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 800573

Event: 07/12/1996

Employee killed when struck in head by flying fitting

Employee #1, a certified mechanic, was working on a Komatsu bulldozer without the knowledge of his employer. He was attempting to release the track so that a section of the teeth could be replaced on the rear wheel. The bulldozer did have such a release device, but the employee instead released a grease fitting. High pressure (hydraulic 3,000 to 3,500 psi) blew out the grease fitting, striking Employee #1 in the left eye. He died of traumatic brain injury.

Keywords: WORK RULES, MECHANIC, CONSTRUCTION, HIGH PRESSURE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE, BRAIN, PRESSURE RELEASE, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126498625			Fatality	Foreign Body Ineye	Heavy equipment mechanics

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