Dayton woman fatally injured in mishap at Transfer Station
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Public Works employee Jeff McCowen, bystander Marc Hodges, Fire District No. 3 EMT Bob Albee and County Transfer Station employee John Lewison helped lift Kathy R. Dupont of Dayton from the Transfer Station pit following a tragic incident that fatally injured Dupont Thursday, June 9. Three District 3 personnel, Firefighter Willie Tate, Chief Jeromy Phinney and EMT-Firefighter Josh Pettyjohn placed Dupont in the basket for extrication from the pit to the ambulance.
DAYTON–A 63-year-old Dayton woman was fatally injured in an accident at the Columbia County Transfer Station here Thursday, June 9.
Kathy R. Dupont was pronounced dead at Dayton General Hospital after being transported there by Columbia County Fire District No. 3 ambulance.
Fire and ambulance personnel from Fire District No. 3 were summoned at 11:03 a.m. to the Transfer Station on South Cottonwood Street to a report of an individual who had fallen from the deck into the trailer, reported to be about a 12-foot distance.
According to Coroner Dale Slack, the 2007 Ford F-150 pickup was being backed toward the edge of the dump pit by Dupont's daughter, Rachel Ramirez of Dayton, when the vehicle's accelerator was allegedly accidently pushed instead of the brake.
The vehicle's left rear tire was aligned with a structural support, allowing the vehicle to continue in rearward motion until Dupont was pinned against the grates where she sustained fatal injuries, Slack said.
Transfer Station employee John Lewison used the station's mini-excavator to attach a chain and secure the pickup for EMS personnel's safety while in the pit.
EMT-Firefighter Josh Pettyjohn, Firefighter Willie Tate and Chief Jeromy Phinney placed Dupont in a basket for extrication from the pit.