OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #607333
GOODMAN DECORATING CO., INC.
ATLANTA, GA·
Event description
2 CONSTRUCTION WORKERS INJURED WHEN SCISSOR LIFT OVERTURNED
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE WORKING FROM A 25 FOOT MARKLIFT PAINTING COLUMNS AT CEI LING LEVEL. THERE WERE SEVERAL UNCOVERED COLUMN HOLES (36 INCHES LONG, 36 INCHES WIDE AND 7 INCHES DEEP) IN THE FLOOR. THE LIFT WAS FULLY EXTENDED WHEN SUDDENLY ONE OF THE LIFT WHEELS ROLLED INTO A COLUMN HOLE. BOTH EMPLOYEES WERE THROWN TO THE FLOOR WHEN THE LIFT TOPPLED OVER. EMPLOYEE #1 SUFFERED FRACTURES OF BOTH LE GS BELOW THE KNEE AND A FRACTURED ANKLE. EMPLOYEE #2 SUFFERED A FRACTURED LEFT A NKLE.
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 27 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 18
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 18
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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