OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14542484
WOMETCO CABLE TV OF GEORGIA INC DBA GWINNETT CABLE
LILBURN, GA—
Event description
FALL - MECHANICAL FAILURE OF AERIAL LIFT
Investigation abstract
AN EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING FROM AN AERIAL LIFT (LIFT-ALL MODEL NO. LAH-28) ABOUT 20 PERATING AN AERIAL LIFT.) THE EMPLOYEE WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR AN INJURED BACK. FEET ABOUT THE GROUND. HE WAS CUTTING OUT A BAD PIECE OF TELEVISION CABLE IN OR DER TO REPLACE IT. THE BUCKET OF THE AERIAL LIFT HAD BEEN DAMAGED PREVIOUSLY AND CONTAINED STRESS CRACKS. ADDITIONALLY, THE CABLE WAS ALLOWED TO LAY ACROSS THE BUCKET. AS A RESULT, THE TOTAL LOAD ON THE BUCKET PROBABLY EXCEEDED THE 300-POUN D LIMIT OF THE LIFT. WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING, PART OF THE BUCKET TORE LOO SE AND FELL TO THE GROUND. HE HAD NOT BEEN WEARING A SAFETY BELT AND FELL TO THE GROUND, TOO. (THE BUCKET HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A COMPETENT PERSON BEFORE US E. FURTHERMORE, NO EMPLOYEES HAD BEEN BRIEFED ON THE SAFE PRACTICES RELATED TO O
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 3
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 533
- Human factor
- 12
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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