Inspection Detail

Inspection: 304475338 - Precision Homeworks

Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office

Inspection Nr: 304475338

Report ID: 0625700

Date Opened: 03/15/2002

Site Address:
Precision Homeworks
212 Windhaven
Bossier City, LA 71111

Mailing Address:
551 Elsie Dr., Princton, LA 71067

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1521

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/20/2002

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/31/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100553080

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200552172

Event: 03/14/2002

Employee killed after crushed between cinder block and joist

On March 14, 2002, Employee #1 and four coworkers were involved in operations to set a double-wide mobile home in place after it had been transported to the site by a transport contractor. As Employee #1 began to lower a jack on the underside of the double-wide home's back half. The operation was intended to slide the home's back half approximately 4 ft on rollers to make a connection with the double wide's front half. Come-alongs were also to have been used to bring the halves together. During the process, the back half of the home shifted and began moving forward on the rollers (approx. 16 in to 18 in of movement). As a result of the premature movement, Employee #1 was killed when he was struck by a portion of the home's underside frame and sustained severe head injuries when his head fell on top of a cinder block and was struck and crushed by a floor joist (an outer wall support) on the homes underside.

Keywords: HEAD, HAND WINCH, JOIST, ROLLER--CONST EQUIP, BLOCKS, MOBILE HOME, CRUSHED, UNSTABLE SURFACE, STRUCK BY, JACK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304475338			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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