Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 114528.015 - Employee testing water main sustains leg fracture

Accident Summary Nr: 114528.015 -- Report ID: 0316100 -- Event Date: 02/16/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1385552.015	03/15/2019		238220	Pro-Air, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on February 16, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a plumbing contractor, was testing a water main moving water into a commercial building as part of the building's rehabilitation. He was tightening bolts on an end cap when the cap blew off and struck his lower leg. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for a fractured leg.

Keywords: Bolt, Connector, Construction, Frac Tank, High Pressure, Leg, Plumbing, Rehabilitation, Struck By, Test Equipment, Water Pipe

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			4

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1385552.015	37	M	Hospitalized injury		Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause:

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