Holcomb told board members Thursday that some of the equipment had been painted over, causing sand to back up in the pits. J.S. Haren should finish cleaning the pits by the middle of March, and the reservoir should be full by the end of the month. Meanwhile, the board is waiting for results from Meloche's internal investigation and two outside probes. The authority has hired CJW, an insurance adjuster, and Accident Prevention Consultants in Savannah to determine why Jones used the bucket instead of the safety harness and ladder. Initially, the authority requested help from the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration and then the Georgia Department of Labor.
State law is also limited.
The Georgia Department of Labor can investigate only incidents involving escalators, elevators, plate glass, pressure boilers and amusement rides. Most of the authority board members say they don't want to comment until the three investigations are finished. They want a complete picture of events leading up to the fall and how management has changed course since. But they don't know when they will get that information. But I want to look at the whole thing.