Date of Incident: November 25, 2019 Name of Company: Palmetto Carriage Works Code: Horse/Mule Related & Property Damage A carriage wagon was returning from a tour and was on Anson Street. A man crossed in front of the animals with a homemade sign. He dropped the sign which made the animals nervous. He then kicked the box and the animals spooked and backward [...]
Date of Incident: October 26, 2019 Name of Company: Old South Carriage Company Code: Horse/Mule Related & Property Damage A horse was pulling a carriage wagon, when it was startled by an oncoming vehicle and backed into another vehicle behind the wagon. There was minor and other damage to the vehicle. The company is responsible for repair of vehicle. No animals or people [...]
Date of Incident: April 18, 2019 Name of Company: Old South Carriage Company Code: Horse/Mule Related & Property Damage As a carriage wagon turned left, a construction vehicle needed to move in that direction. A construction employee made the wagon driver back up. As the wagon driver was backing up, the horse became skittish, whipped its head around, and hit its head on [...]
Date of Incident: April 3, 2019 Name of Company: Old South Carriage Company Code: Bodily Injury While a carriage wagon was on tour, the driver was holding the reins in her right hand and standing sideways. The horse moved its head rapidly and the force of the movement created a “pop” in the wagon driver’s shoulder and pain in the neck, collarbone, and [...]
Date of Incident: March 29, 2019 Name of Company: Palmetto Carriage Works Code: Equipment/Tack Related While a carriage wagon was on tour, the driver noticed that the harness and tack became loose. On examining it, the driver determined that the top of the hames had broken. The driver contacted the barn. The passengers were taken off the wagon. The driver waited for someone [...]
Date of Incident: March 8, 2019 Name of Company: Palmetto Carriage Works Code: Bodily Injury During a carriage wagon tour, a 4-year old child was sitting in the back row with his mother. The child fell through the opening between the backrest and the seat and landed on the street. The child’s mother immediately jumped out of the wagon to get to her [...]
Date of Incident: January 1, 2019 Name of Company: Old South Carriage Company Code: Equipment Related While on tour, the carriage wagon shaft that connects the horse to the wagon snapped. The equipment had to be removed from the horse and the passengers were moved off of the wagon. No injuries were reported. Employees walked the horse back to the barn and a [...]
Date of Incident: October 14, 2018 Name of Company: Old South Carriage Company Code: Equipment Related & Other While on a tour on King Street, the rubber came off of the tire on the carriage wagon. A resident noticed and harassed the driver about this, following the wagon as it continued on tour. The resident got in a golf cart and blocked the [...]
Date of Incident: September 29, 2018 Name of Company: Palmetto Carriage Works Code: Horse/Mule Related & Bodily Injury & Horses/Mules Not Under Control While pulling a carriage wagon, a horse got spooked by a plastic bag. The driver was thrown from the wagon but ran after the wagon, got back on, and brought both the horse and wagon under control. While he was [...]
Date of Incident: July 30, 2018 Name of Company: Palmetto Carriage Works Code: Property Damage & Vehicle/Carriage Wagon & Horse/Mule Related While a carriage wagon was passing near a construction site, the two mules were startled by a crane and jumped to the right, which caused a broken tail light on the left side of a parked vehicle. The wagon driver reported this [...]
