Inspection Detail

Inspection: 123464240 - Pal'S Mobile Home Movers

Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office

Inspection Nr: 123464240

Report ID: 0625700

Date Opened: 03/06/1996

Site Address:
Pal'S Mobile Home Movers
Hwy 26, Mittie, La.
Mittie, LA 70654

Mailing Address:
Po Box 79, Marksville, LA 71351

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1799

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/13/1996

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/17/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360907760

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19260305 C	03/25/1996	04/04/1996	$0	$1,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170081673

Event: 03/01/1996

Employee killed when pinned under modular building

At approximately 11:00 a.m. on March 1, 1996, Employee #1, an 18-year-old, and a coworker were lowering and leveling a 16 ft by 46 ft modular building that weighed about 23 tons. The employees were using two 20 ton hydraulic jacks under the building to lower the front half of it to the ground. Cribbing material, such as 4 in. wide concrete blocks and old tires, was also being used. Both employees were partially under the building when it suddenly shifted. The hydraulic jacks could not support it and the front portion fell on top of Employee #1. He sustained a fractured neck and was killed. The coworker was also partially pinned under the building, but he was not seriously injured. The jacks were situated on a good surface: 4 in. by 8 in. by 3 1/2 ft long wooden blocks and a poured concrete pad in the ground. OSHA recommended that wooden blocks be used between the top of the jack and the building structure as a safety measure in case of load shifts.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HYDRAULIC JACK, BLOCKS, PINNED, WORK RULES, LOAD SHIFT, CONSTRUCTION, NECK, UNSTABLE LOAD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123464240			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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