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Inspection: 2178721 - Georgia-Pacific Corp.
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Inspection Information - Office: Jacksonville | ||||
| Nr: 2178721 | Report ID: 0419700 | Open Date: 04/08/1985 | ||
| Georgia-Pacific Corp. | ||||
| State Rd. 216 Palatka, FL 32077 | Union Status: Union | |||
| SIC: 2621/Paper Mills | ||||
| Mailing: P.O. Box 919, Palatka, FL 32077 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | Y | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 04/10/1985 | |
| Planning Guide: | Safety-Manufacturing | Close Case: | 05/10/1985 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 360563001 | |||
| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
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| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $560 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $560 |
| Current Penalty | $560 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $560 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
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| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100023 A07 | 04/24/1985 | 04/27/1985 | $560 | $560 | $0 | - |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
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| Summary Nr: 14517627 | Event: 04/02/1985 | Fell Through Floor Opening While Dismantling A Machine | ||||
| EMPLOYEE #1 WAS A MEMBER OF A MAINTENANCE CREW WHICH HAD BEEN ASSIGNED THE JOB OF DISMANTLING THE OLD NUMBER 3 MUD WASHER AT THE PAPER COMPANY. HE WAS CUTTING THE CROSS BRACES FROM THE AGITATOR MAIN SUPPORT (LOCATED AT THE TOP OF THE TANK). THE BRACES HAD ALREADY BEEN CUT AT THE EAST END OF THE SUPPORT. HE MOVED TO THE WEST SIDE TO CONTINUE CUTTING THE BRACES. AS HE CUT ONE BRACE HE WOULD BACKUP TO THE NEXT BRACE AND CUT IT. WHEN THERE WERE ONLY 2 BRACES LEFT HE WAS LOCATED IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO A FLOOR OPENING WHICH THE EMPLOYEES HAD BEEN USING TO DROP THE DISMANTLED PARTS TO THE GROUND. THE OPENING WAS SQUARE SHAPED, HAVING SIDES ABOUT 48 INCHES, 55 INCHES, 35 INCHES AND 41 INCHES LONG. HE APPARENTLY STEPPED BACKWARDS AFTER CUTTING A BRACE AND FELL ABOUT 34 FEET ONTO THE TOP OF THE PILE OF SCRAP METAL WHICH HAD ACCUMULATED THERE. HE WAS KILLED. | ||||||
| Keywords: dismantling, barrier guard, fall, fall protection, floor opening, unguarded, inattention | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
| 1 | 2178721 | Fatality | Concussion | Machinery maintenance occupations | ||