Recreational Vehicle Dealers

Industry Summary

The industry is exploding right now, seeing employment gains of over %. In just the 12 months between 2014 and 2015, a total of 3,581 new hires were taken in by the 2,476 establishments doing business in this industry. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Other Motor Vehicle Dealers Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

OSHA investigators arrived in Byron, GA on Monday, November 13th 2017 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Camping Time Rv Centers, Llc. A 26 year old Laborer had been injured when the employee was injured when struck by forklift
OSHA ID100700.015
Accident Date2017-11-06
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 10:00 a.m. on November 6, 2017, an employee and forklift operator were elevating an RV unit so they could place a section of wood underneath its jack support. While the forklift operator rotated and moved the RV, the right rear side of the forklift struck the employee. As a result, the employee sustained a broken right foot.
The accident investigation below was opened on Monday, April 18th 2016 by OSHA representitives in Wildwood, FL which had occured previously at Alliance Coach, Inc.. A had been injured when the struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, unspecified
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-04-11
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeOn 4/11/16, an employee was replacing an air valve beneath an RV motor coach when the coach pinned him beneath it for several minutes until he was freed by other employees using jacks and a forklift. He was hospitalized with cracked rib(s) and a superficial laceration of the liver.
OSHA investigators arrived in Salem, OR on Monday, June 22nd 2009 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Al'S Trailer Sales Of Salem. A employee had been injured when the employee was injured in fall from rv stair
OSHA ID201614211
Accident Date2009-06-13
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeOn June 13, 2009, Employee #1 had climbed the fixed ladder on a recreational veh icle to investigate a problem with a roof vent. While descending the same ladder , he missed the last step and fell approximately 4 ft to the ground. Employee #1 's head struck the ground, rendering him unconscious. He was hospitalized at Sal em hospital for a fractured skull and a bruised brain. The victim stated that he had never before climbed such a ladder.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
0.39
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 264
300%
Inspection Rate: 0.91
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 4

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