OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14542328
THOMPSON HARDWOODS INC
FORSYTH, GA—
Event description
EMPLOYEE FELL INTO DIP TANK AND DROWNED
Investigation abstract
AT 11:45 PM, EMPLOYEE #1 COMPLETED HIS SHIFT IN THE STACKER AREA OF THE HARDWOOD SAWMILL. HE LEFT HIS WORK AREA AND HEADED TOWARD THE PARKING LOT. ON ROUTE TO T HE PARKING LOT, ONE PASSES IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO AN UNGUARDED DIP TANK. THE TANK IS 8 FEET BY 10 FEET AND IS 6 FEET DEEP. THE DIP TANK WAS ALMOST FLUSH WITH THE GROUND AND HAD BEEN INSTALLED ONE WEEK EARLIER. IT WAS FILLED TO A DEPTH OF 5 1 /2 FEET WITH A COPPER NAPHTHANATE TREATMENT. THE FOLLOWING MORNING, A HARD HAT A ND A LUNCHPAIL WERE SEEN FLOATING IN THE TANK. A CLOSER SEARCH REVEALED THE BODY OF EMPLOYEE #1. THE PRELIMINARY AUTOPSY REPORT LISTS THE CAUSE OF DEATH AS DROW NING.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 47 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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