Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200640787 - Employee killed when mobile home overturns off block

Accident Summary Nr: 200640787 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 08/25/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301869699	08/27/1997	1799	0	Myers Set-Up Company

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were blocking and leveling a 23,000 lb mobile home on a private site. The unit was braced by concrete blocks on each corner and three jacks were available on site to be used for the lift. One of the jacks sank into the water-saturated ground and a second jack was put in place, but it also failed to hold the unit. The mobile home collapsed on its side, crushing and killing Employee #1.

Keywords: INSTALLING, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, MOBILE HOME, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, UNSTABLE SOIL, BRACING, JACK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Other		Under $50,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301869699			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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