Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 110190.015 - Employee is struck by part of pressure testing kit, later di

Accident Summary Nr: 110190.015 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 09/20/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1354270.015	10/18/2018		237110	Esposito Plumbing, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on September 20, 2018, an employee was performing a pressure test of a residential sewer line when he was struck in the eye by a small piece of a pneumatic quick connection of a pressure test kit. The employee was transported to a local hospital and then transferred to Loyola Hospital, where he died five days later.

Keywords: Eye, Flying Object, Pressure Vessel, Sewer, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			2	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1354270.015	50	M	Fatality		Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause:

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