Inspection Detail

Inspection: 317008027 - Mb Kahn Construction Company Inc

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

Investigation Summary

On July 24, 2013, Employee #1 was in his work truck eating lunch. The truck was parked outside the fence near the edge of the road on the right side away from the opening of the gate. A coworker, Supervisor, saw a concrete truck approaching from the south. The concrete truck made a left turn into the construction site. The truck was a 2006 Osh Kosh (Serial Number 5, Company truck Number M54). The coworker went to the employee's truck and said they need to move the forklift, which was parked in the driveway on the right side parallel to the fence with the front end facing toward the opening of the gate. The rear of the forklift (GEHL, Model Number Model Number RS5-34, Product ID Number RS5JX062648) was facing the road, which ran perpendicular to the driveway. The coworker stated to Employee #1, that he thought the truck could clear the forklift truck. Employee #1 was now at the left rear corner of the forklift. The coworker, supervisor, motioned with his hands for the concrete truck driver to move forward. The concrete truck moved forward, and Employee #1 moved back to the operators cab. The concrete truck was moving forward and the coworker then moved to the left rear of the concrete truck. At this time, the coworker, supervisor, did not see Employee #1, but heard the employee make a noise and went back around the truck. The coworker saw that when the concrete truck driver made the turn to avoid a curb, Employee #1 was struck in the chest and became pinned between the rear stabilizing tire of the tag axle and the forklift. The coworker, supervisor, yelled to the concrete truck driver to stop, but the driver kept going. The coworker, supervisor, ran to the concrete truck driver's cab and knocked on the door to get him to stop. The driver stopped and exited the cab then went around the truck to see what had happened. The concrete truck driver then got back in to the truck and made a sharp right turn which swung the rear of the concrete truck with the tag axle away from the forklift freeing Employee #1. The employee was wearing a hard hat, reflective safety vest, steel toe shoes, and safety glasses at the time. Employee #1 collapsed and another coworker called the Emergency Medical Service. Employee #1 was transported to MUSC hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Keywords: CHEST, PINNED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, TRUCK, STRUCK BY, CONCRETE