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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 300176781 - Tri State Mobile Homes Sales And Transport
Inspection Information - Office: Atlanta West Area Office
Site Address:
Tri State Mobile Homes Sales And Transport
1402 Cloud Springs Road
Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742
Mailing Address:
308 Clair Street, Rossville, GA 30741
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1799
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 02/02/1998
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 07/20/1998
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 100200245 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Other | 19040008 A | 06/09/1998 | 06/19/1998 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 11:15 a.m. on December 12, 1997, Employee #1 and three coworkers were constructing piers to set a 14 ft by 80 ft section of a doublewide mobile home. Each pier consisted of two hollow concrete masonry blocks, set in alternating directions and laid six to seven blocks high. They noticed that the last pier on the front left side, facing the home, had two or three cracked blocks. They positioned a 20 ton hydraulic jack on top of the third pier and replaced the cracked blocks under the end pier. They had just put pieces of wood between the pier and the frame of the mobile home when all of the front concrete block piers collapsed, causing the front section of the unit to topple over. The three coworkers were able to escape, but Employee #1 became caught half-way under the front edge of the mobile home. He died of asphyxia.
Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, INSTALLING, COLLAPSE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, MOBILE HOME, CAUGHT BETWEEN, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE POSITION
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 300176781 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Occupation not reported |