Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1186949 - Tompkins-Beckwith, Inc. Contractors

Inspection Information - Office: Jacksonville Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1186949

Report ID: 0419700

Date Opened: 03/06/1985

Site Address:
Tompkins-Beckwith, Inc. Contractors
Georgia Pacific Plant State Rd. 219
Palatka, FL 32077

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 2486, Jacksonville, FL 32203

Union Status: Union

SIC:1629

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/07/1985

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/11/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360649941

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14517577

Event: 03/05/1985

EMPLOYEE FELL FROM ELEVATED PLATFORM

THREE EMPLOYEES WERE REMOVING A PLATFORM, LOCATED ADJACENT TO A CHIP STORAGE TANK, WHICH WAS ABOUT 54 FEET ABOVE THE SURFACE. THEIR OXYGEN CYLINDER (FOR THEIR OXYACETYLENE TORCH) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AFTER THEY HAD COMPLETED CUTTING LOOSE ONE END OF THE PLATFORM. EMPLOYEE #1 STAYED UP ON THE STORAGE TANK TO KEEP OTHER EMPLOYEES OFF THE CUT STEEL WHILE THE OTHER TWO WENT FOR OXYGEN. JUST AS THE OTHER TWO RETURNED, EMPLOYEE #1 YELLED AT OTHER NEARBY EMPLOYEES TO SEND THE ROPE (TAG LINE) OVER TO HIM. HE WALKED OVER TO THE HAND RAIL ON A 2 BY 12 INCH BOARD WHICH WAS LAID OVER THE CUT STEEL. WHEN HE RECEIVED THE TAG LINE, HE TURNED AND STEPPED ONTO THE CUT STEEL. IT GAVE WAY. HE FELL 54 FEET TO THE TOP OF A COVERED CONVEYOR. HE WAS KILLED.

Keywords: PLATFORM, COLLAPSE, FALL, CUTTING AND BURNING, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1186949			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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