Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 106012.015 - Employee is struck by shrapnel when tightened coupling burst

Accident Summary Nr: 106012.015 -- Report ID: 0936200 -- Event Date: 05/23/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1318880.015	05/29/2018		238990	Associate Mechanical Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: At 7:30 a.m. on May 23, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a mechanical contractor, was repairing a leak in the hot water piping system at a multiemployer construction project, a one-story commercial building. As he tightened a pipe coupling, the coupling burst. Employee was struck with flying shrapnel under 90 pounds per square inch of air pressure. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for his injuries.

Keywords: Air Pressure, Connector, Construction, Laceration, Leak, Pipe, Pressure Release, Repair, Struck By, Water Pipe

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			1	35

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1318880.015	37	M	Hospitalized injury		Pipelayer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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