Inspection Detail

Inspection: 100069731 - Goettle Construction Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Cleveland Area Office

Inspection Nr: 100069731

Report ID: 0522300

Date Opened: 10/17/1985

Site Address:
Goettle Construction Inc
Snow Rd & State Route
Brookpark, OH 44135

Mailing Address:
12071 Hamilton Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45231

Union Status: Union

SIC:1629

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Planned

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/18/1985

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/18/1985

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14522445

Event: 10/15/1985

Employee killed in fall from work platform on bridge

Employee #1 and a coworker were each standing on 2 in. by 10 in. by 8 ft wooden boards between two girders on a bridge. The coworker was on the south board, Employee #1 was on the north board, and another coworker was atop the second girder. They were placing a diagonal brace between the two girders and needed to spread them another 1/2 in. The first coworker was holding a 4 by 4 by 7 ft 8 1/2 in. piece of wood and operating the bottle jack to move the two girders away from one another. Employee #1 installed the bolt and was putting the nut on the diagonal piece when the bottle jack and 4 by 4 apparently shot out toward him. The second coworker took hold of the 4 by 4, but apparently the jack knocked Employee #1 backward off the board. He fell into some wires that run above the RTA tracks, landing between the two tracks. He was killed.

Keywords: BRIDGE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, CONSTRUCTION, JACK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100069731					Occupation Not Listed

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