OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14278592

PLATFORM,OUTRIGGER,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,SPILLWAY,BRIDGE,SANDBLASTING,OVERTURN,UNSTABLE POSITION

1987-06-30T00:00:00

Event: PLATFORM,OUTRIGGER,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,SPILLWAY,BRIDGE,SANDBLASTING,OVERTURN,UNSTABLE POSITION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14278592
Report ID: 112000

Event description

TRUCK MOUNTED WORK PLATFORM FELL INTO DAM SPILLWAY

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING ON A SNOOPER WORK PLATFORM SANDBLASTING THE THOMASTON DA M BRIDGE. THE OUTRIGGER WAS NOT EXTENDED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE SNOOPER TR UCK AND THE INTERLOCK MIRCO SWITCHES WERE NOT OPERABLE. WHEN EMPLOYEE #1 SWUNG T HE WORK PLATFORM 180 DEGREES TO WORK ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BRIDGE, THE TRUCK FELL OVER INTO THE DAM SPILLWAY. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS KILLED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 26 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
19

Event type
5

Source
24

Occupation code
579

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
6

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
1

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