Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125881474 - National Rv Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office

Investigation Summary

At approximately 9:09 a.m. on July 19, 2006, Employee #1 was working as an assembler at National RV, Inc., a manufacturer of recreational vehicles in Perris, CA. He had been an employee of National RV since December 9, 1992. He was working in the final finish department in Building Number 2, applying sealant to the molding on the sides and to the roof of a Surfside 29A recreational vehicle, which had an overall height of 11 feet, 8 inches. Typical items on the roof to which he applied sealant were fans, vents, skylights, air conditioning units, marker lights, and antennas. While on the recreational vehicle's roof, employees are supposed to be protected from falling by wearing a fall arrest system that consists of a body harness, a self-retracting lanyard, and a horizontal steel cable that runs overhead. Employee #1 was not wearing a body harness. Either he tripped or lost his balance, and he fell off the side of the RV and struck the concrete floor below. He sustained a serious injury to his head, and he was transported to Riverside County Regional Medical Center. He was hospitalized. The exact nature of his injury is not stated. There were no percipient witnesses to the accident.

Keywords: HEAD, ROOF, PPE, WORK RULES, LADDER, LANYARD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, METAL SIDING, MOTOR VEHICLE