Latest Injuryboard.com Personal Injury Updates for South Carolina Construction Accident http://www.injuryboard.com/blogs/south-carolina/tag/Construction+Accident/ <p> </p> <p>A <a href="http://www.wciv.com/news/stories/0409/609332.html">construction worker was killed</a> today when he became crushed beneath the tractor-trailer that he was trying to free from the mud.</p> <p>The accident happened just after 8:00 a.m. at Frederick Douglass Avenue, according to Glenn Rhoad, Berkeley County Coroner.</p> <p>The Coroner declined to identify the man pending family notification. He was pronounced dead at the scene.</p> <p>The man was trying to help free a 18-wheeler hauling concrete pipes. The vehicle became stuck on the dirt road and the man was behind it, trying to hook a chain from the trailer to a bulldozer.<br /> <br /> The driver of the 18-wheeler didn&rsquo;t see him behind the trailer and put the truck in reverse, running him over, said Rhoad.</p> <p>There will be no charges, the death is considered accidental.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p><a href="http://greenville.injuryboard.com/workplace-injuries/construction-worker-crushed-to-death-in-accident.aspx?googleid=260274">Originally posted</a> at <a href="http://www.InjuryBoard.com">InjuryBoard</a> by <a href="http://www.injuryboard.com/Chrissie-Cole/">Chrissie Cole</a> http://greenville.injuryboard.com/workplace-injuries/construction-worker-crushed-to-death-in-accident.aspx?googleid=260274 South Carolina Personal Injury Blog - Construction Accident Workplace Injuries Construction Accident Construction Safety Chrissie Cole Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:19:00 GMT