Manufactured (Mobile) Home Dealers

Industry Summary

The Manufactured (Mobile) Home Dealers industry is experiencing greater than average employment growth as of late. In 2014 the government estimated a total of 12,409 workers, then just 12 months later it had climbed to 12,833, an increase of 3.42%. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

The accident investigation below was opened on Thursday, September 8th 2016 by OSHA representitives in EPHRATA, PE after learning of an incident at Redman Homes Division of Champion Homes which had occured on the same day. A had been injured when the struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Accident Date2016-09-08
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was walking between a cart and a skid that had boxes of trim on it when the boxes of trim rolled off onto his ankle and pinned him on the ground. He was hospitalized and had surgery for a broken left ankle.
OSHA investigators arrived in ATHENS, TE on Wednesday, July 20th 2016 and began an accident investigation at Futurematrix Interventional, Inc.. A had been injured when the exposure to other harmful substances, unspecified
Accident Date2016-07-20
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee felt ill at work after using MEK solvent (Butanone) and was hospitalized.
OSHA investigators arrived in Coconutcreek, FL on Monday, June 18th 2012 and began an accident investigation at Sheaffer Services Inc.. A 1 year old man working as a Laborer was killed on the job when the employee was crushed and killed, two othered injured while rai
OSHA ID19415.015
Accident Date2012-06-15
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt approximately 11:30 a.m. on June 15, 2012, Employee #1, a company owner, was using three hydraulic jacks to raise a mobile home, so that he and Employees #2, #3, and laborers, could remove the wheels, and then place the mobile home on cinder blocks. The hydraulic jack(s) tipped-over, allowing the mobile home to fall on the three workers. Two coworkers were positioned on the opposite side of the mobile home, and used their front-end loader to help extricate the three workers, and then called the emergency medical services for help. Employee #1 died later that afternoon from the injuries sustained by the collapse of the mobile home.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
2.48
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 81
250%
Inspection Rate: 0.95
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 4

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