Inspection Detail

Inspection: 100358399 - Georgia Marble Company

Inspection Information - Office: Atlanta East Area Office

Inspection Nr: 100358399

Report ID: 0418100

Date Opened: 01/21/1986

Site Address:
Georgia Marble Company
Hwy. 53
Tate, GA 30177

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 258, Tate, GA 30177

Union Status: Union

SIC:3281

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/03/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/02/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360172712

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14332969

Event: 01/17/1986

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BY FALLING MARBLE SLAB

AT ABOUT 8:15 PM ON JANUARY 17, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS APPARENTLY TRYING TO USE WOODEN BRACES TO SECURE AN 800 POUND MARBLE SLAB. THE SLAB HAD RECENTLY BEEN CUT, CAUSING THE BRACING TO BECOME LOOSE. THE SLAB FELL OVER AND PINNED EMPLOYEE #1 AGAINST A STEEL POST. HE SUFFERED A BROKEN NECK AND DAMAGED TRACHEA. HE WAS DEAD WHEN FOUND. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT.

Keywords: UNSECURED, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100358399			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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