Aerial lift collapses, worker plummets at railcar facility
OSHA cites GBW Railcar Services for not providing safe platform
A 55-year-old carman fell more than 12 feet to the ground after his aerial lift collapsed. The worker had been standing on an elevated platform to install a canopy on a railcar, but the platform could not support his weight.
Following an inspection, OSHA found that his employer, GBW Railcar Services LLC, did not provide a safe platform for the employee. The agency issued citations to the company on Sept. 22 for two willful, one repeated, two serious and one-other-than serious safety and health violation. OSHA proposed $109,000 in penalties as a result of the investigation into the March 23, 2015, injury at the Wood River facility.