OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14541627
GOODMAN DECORATING COMPANY, INC.
VINNINGS, GA·
Event description
Employee killed in 31 ft fall when work platform failed
Investigation abstract
At approximately 9:00 a.m. on August 24, 1986, Employee #1 was caulking the outs ide of a structure from a job-built work platform. The 4 ft by 8 ft three-sided box was supported by a Lull Highlander lift, but was not attached to it. The lif t operator had dismantled the control station and walked around the building. Em ployee #1 was at the end of the platform looking down and talking to a coworker when the nails pulled out of the 2 by 6 timbers that were beneath the forks. The work platform tumbled off and Employee #1 fell 31 ft onto the concrete pavement . He was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 38 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 579
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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