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Close call report
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Back in my working days (for pay that is) whenever someone had an incident at work that resulted in a minor or no injury they had to fill out a "close call report" so that any changes in our safety policy could be made.
So here is my close call report:
While looking for the leak in my front slide Tom & Clarke had unbolted the awning arms so that we could inspect the top of the slide. Later that day we decided to pull the slide back in so Clarke was on a ladder and I was on another ladder. We were attaching the awning arms when Tom asked me if he should level the coach. I said sure, why not? Well I had my left arm through a rung on the ladder for balance. When the coach started lowering the top of the ladder was under the drip rail on the coach top. The coach was actually pushing the ladder downwards. The ladder started bowing towards the coach with my arm trapped between it and the coach. I yelled at Clarke that my arm was trapped and couldn't get it out. Then a 1/2 second later I yelled that "IT HURTS, HELP!!!!" Clarke ran over and began pushing the ladder away from the coach allowing me to yank my arm out. Meanwhile Tom was frantically trying to raise the coach! Luckily my arm was only bruised.
So the airbag suspension can not only hurt you if you are under the coach but also if you're on a ladder!
Be aware of what's going on whenever you're working on your coach.
*hit happens!

Forest & Cindy Olivier
1987 log cabin
2011 Roadtrek C210P
PO 1999 Foretravel 36'
1998 Newell 45' #486 

1993 Newell 39' #337 
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Close call report - by folivier - 07-15-2013, 09:12 AM
RE: Close call report - by LynnJeff - 07-15-2013, 10:42 AM
RE: Close call report - by ccjohnson - 07-15-2013, 11:05 AM
RE: Close call report - by whatsnewell - 07-15-2013, 11:22 AM
RE: Close call report - by Express1 - 07-15-2013, 11:29 AM
RE: Close call report - by lbrachfe - 07-15-2013, 02:04 PM
RE: Close call report - by smagown - 07-16-2013, 04:35 AM
RE: Close call report - by lbrachfe - 07-16-2013, 08:38 AM
RE: Close call report - by ccjohnson - 07-22-2013, 10:15 AM
RE: Close call report - by photoadjuster - 07-22-2013, 03:21 PM
RE: Close call report - by Chester Stone - 07-22-2013, 03:34 PM
RE: Close call report - by Richard - 07-22-2013, 05:41 PM
RE: Close call report - by prairieschooner - 07-23-2013, 08:02 AM

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