Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200550523 - Employee killed when pinned by tongue of mobile trailer

Accident Summary Nr: 200550523 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 09/21/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301994125	02/11/1999	1799	0	Jimmy Mcbroom Mobile Home Movers

Abstract: On September 21, 1999, Employee #1, of Jimmy McBroom Mobile Home Movers, was hitching a 14 ft by 60 ft mobile home to a truck when the home fell, trapping him under the tongue of the trailer. He suffered a severed spine and extensive internal injuries, and was killed.

Keywords: SEVERED, SPINE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, MOBILE HOME, CAUGHT BETWEEN, MECH MAT HANDLING, TRAILER, UNSTABLE LOAD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Other		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301994125			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Lifting operations

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.