OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14550685
DON NICHOLES CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
MELBA, ID—
Event description
One killed, one injured in fall when work platform tilts
Investigation abstract
Employees #1 and #2 had just finished installing metal trim on a building under tensive head injuries and was killed. Employee #2 fell off and fractured his lef t ankle. The reason that the platform tilted could not be determined by recreati ng the accident scene. construction. Employee #2 gave a hand signal to the tractor operator to lower hi mself and Employee #1. At approximately 8 to 10 ft above the ground, Employee #2 signaled to stop lowering them; he then gave the hand signal to start backing u p because they were getting close to the building. Once they were clear, Employe e #2 signaled to stop backing and to resume lowering, which the operator did wit hout problems. As the platform descended, Employee #2 was standing and Employee #1 was sitting or kneeling down out of the operator's view. For some reason the platform tilted forward and Employee #1 was thrown to the ground. He suffered ex
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 23 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 11
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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