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Accident Summary Nr: 14399455 - MOBILE HOME FELL OFF SUPPORTS, STRIKING TWO EMPLOYEES

Accident Summary Nr: 14399455 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 10/22/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1436302	10/24/1984	2451	0	Oak Creek Homes Inc

Abstract: EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE OUTSIDE IN THE YARD, CHANGING A DAMAGED HITCH ON A 14 FEET WIDE BY 66 FEET LONG MOBILE HOME. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS AT THE FRONT OF THE UNIT AND EMPLOYEE #2 WAS UNDERNEATH THE SIDE. THE MOBILE HOME HAD BEEN RAISED BY HYDRAULIC JACKS AND SUPPORTED BY THE JACKS AND 12 WOODEN SLATS (2 BY 6'S). THE MOBILE HOME FELL OFF THE SUPPORTS, TRAPPING EMPLOYEE #1'S LOWER LEG. EMPLOYEE #2 WAS TRAPPED IN A SITTING POSITION UNDER THE MOBILE HOME. EMPLOYEE #1 DIED THE FOLLOWING DAY. EMPLOYEE #2 WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH A BROKEN BACK.

Keywords: FRACTURE, MOBILE HOME, BACK, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, JACK, LEG, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1436302			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported
2	1436302			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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