OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14517627
GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORP.
PALATKA, FL—
Event description
FELL THROUGH FLOOR OPENING WHILE DISMANTLING A MACHINE
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS A MEMBER OF A MAINTENANCE CREW WHICH HAD BEEN ASSIGNED THE JOB O D BACKWARDS AFTER CUTTING A BRACE AND FELL ABOUT 34 FEET ONTO THE TOP OF THE PIL E OF SCRAP METAL WHICH HAD ACCUMULATED THERE. HE WAS KILLED. F DISMANTLING THE OLD NUMBER 3 MUD WASHER AT THE PAPER COMPANY. HE WAS CUTTING T HE CROSS BRACES FROM THE AGITATOR MAIN SUPPORT (LOCATED AT THE TOP OF THE TANK). THE BRACES HAD ALREADY BEEN CUT AT THE EAST END OF THE SUPPORT. HE MOVED TO THE WEST SIDE TO CONTINUE CUTTING THE BRACES. AS HE CUT ONE BRACE HE WOULD BACKUP T O THE NEXT BRACE AND CUT IT. WHEN THERE WERE ONLY 2 BRACES LEFT HE WAS LOCATED I MMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO A FLOOR OPENING WHICH THE EMPLOYEES HAD BEEN USING TO DRO P THE DISMANTLED PARTS TO THE GROUND. THE OPENING WAS SQUARE SHAPED, HAVING SIDE S ABOUT 48 INCHES, 55 INCHES, 35 INCHES AND 41 INCHES LONG. HE APPARENTLY STEPPE
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 41 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 519
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 2
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