Inspection Detail

Inspection: 14354609 - Olson Trailer & Body Co

Inspection Information - Office: Appleton Area Office

Inspection Nr: 14354609

Report ID: 0521100

Date Opened: 01/08/1981

Site Address:
Olson Trailer & Body Co
2740 S Ashland Avenue
Green Bay, WI 54306

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3713

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: FollowUp

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice:

Ownership:

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/08/1981

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/12/1981

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14354609

Event: 09/25/1988

EMPLOYEE DROWNED WHEN HE FELL FROM A RAMP BARGE

AT APPROXIMATELY 9:30 AM ON SEPTEMBER 25, 1988, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING IN A COFFERDAM. THE POWER TO HIS CONCRETE VIBRATOR WAS LOST SO HE WENT TO SEE IF THE GFCI HAD TRIPPED. AS HE WAS WALKING ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE STATIONARY RAMP BARGE HE SLIPPED AND FELL INTO THE WATER. HE DROWNED. GUARD RAILS HAD BEEN INSTALLED AROUND ALL SIDES AND ENDS OF THE COFFERDAM AND RAMP BARGE EXCEPT THE SOUTH SIDE. SOME OTHER BARGES HAD BEEN PARKED ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE RAMP BARGE TO PROVIDE FALL PROTECTION. UNFORTUNATELY, THE BARGES HAD DRIFTED OUTWARD ABOUT TWO FEET BECAUSE THE SPUDS HAD BEEN PULLED ON A CRANE BARGE. THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT KNOW OF THE GAP SINCE HE WAS IN THE COFFERDAM WHEN THE SPUDS WERE PULLED. LIFE JACKETS WERE STORED 20 FEET FROM WHERE THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED BUT WERE NOT USED BY THE EMPLOYEE.

Keywords: BARGE, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, DROWN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14354609			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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