Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200613008 - Employee Is Struck by Piece of Car Jack That Failed

Accident Summary Nr: 200613008 -- Report ID: 0111700 -- Event Date: 07/03/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311586010	07/03/2008	5561	441210	Gary'S Rv Centers Llc Dba Camping World

Abstract: On July 3, 2008, Employee #1, an RV technician, was using a floor jack to lift a fifth wheel RV. The jack was being used outside of its rating for the specified amount of travel. The jack was rated to lift 19 inches maximum and the employee used a homemade extender to add an additional 12 inches of lift. The extender failed and sent a piece of steel flying toward the employee's head, which he blocked with his hand and suffered hand lacerations.

Keywords: STEEL, MOBILE HOME, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, JACK, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311586010			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Technicians, n.e.c.

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.