OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221574015

NEWMAR CORPORATION

NAPPANEE, IN· 2021-08-26T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Cart, Concrete, Concrete Floor, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Head, Laborer, Ladder, Mobile Home, Motor Vehicle, Skull, Vehicle, Wrong Equipment
NAICS: 336213
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #346783608
Employer profile: NEWMAR CORPORATION
Summary number: 221574015
Report ID: 0551800

Event description

Employee fractures skull in fall from ladder to concrete

Investigation abstract

At 12:00 p.m. on August 26, 2021, an employee working as a laborer for a motor home manufacturer was preparing to caulk the top of a recreational vehicle (RV). The employee was working from a ladder using both hands to hold the caulking tool. The ladder was installed on a wheeled cart so a coworker could push the ladder while the employee was working. This was done so the employee could run a continuous bead of caulk along the roof of the RV. The employee was hospitalized to treat a skull fracture from impact with the concrete floor.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 22 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
889

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