Inspection Detail

Inspection: 109607440 - Gaf Materials Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Tampa Area Office

Inspection Nr: 109607440

Report ID: 0420600

Date Opened: 03/31/1994

Site Address:
Gaf Materials Corporation
5138 Madison Ave.
Tampa, FL 33675

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 5176, Tampa, FL 33675

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2952

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Unprog Rel

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/10/1994

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/10/1994

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14339055

Event: 03/30/1994

Ground tender crushed and killed when 2,700 lb package falls

A 2,700 lb motor control box was housed in a wooden packing crate (16 1/2 ft long, 7 ft 1 in. high, and 20 in. wide) in the back of a covered moving van. Due to its length, the package rested lengthwise against a sidewall. The operator of a powered industrial forklift was off loading the package but the package's position prevented him from picking it up near its center. Instead, the operator picked the 16 1/2 ft long package up lengthwise, on a lifting fork that was just under 4 ft in length. As he "snaked" the vehicle out of the covered trailer, the package began to tip. When Employee #1, a ground tender, attempted to manually stabilize the package, it continued to fall from its precarious position, crushing and killing him.

Keywords: WORK RULES, LOAD SHIFT, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, OFF LOADING, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE LOAD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109607440					Occupation Not Listed

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