OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14513576
THE SELMER CO.
GREEN BAY, WI—
Event description
CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE FELL 40 FEET WHEN PLATFORM BROKE
Investigation abstract
AT APPROXIMATELY 10:15 AM ON FEBRUARY 8, 1985, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS HELPING BUILD A W ORK PLATFORM TO BE USED BY A PAINT CONTRACTOR. THE PLATFORM WAS BEING CONSTRUCTE D AT THE TOP OF A BRIDGE CRANE, 40 FEET ABOVE THE FLOOR. THE PLATFORM CONSISTED OF 14 FOOT LONG 2 BY 12'S SET ON THEIR SIDE, SUPPORTED BY A SPAN OF 8 FOOT, 8 IN CH BY 2 FOOT CENTERS WITH A 3/4 INCH SHEET OF 4 BY 8 INCH PLYWOOD NAILED ON TOP. AFTER THE 2 BY 12'S WERE EMPLACED, TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE PLACING THE FIRST S HEET OF PLYWOOD WHEN EMPLOYEE #1 STEPPED ON ONE OF THE CONSTRUCTION-GRADE 2 BY 1 2'S. THE 2 BY 12 BROKE, SENDING EMPLOYEE #1 40 FEET TO THE FLOOR. HE WAS KILLED.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 56 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 563
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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