Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117029.015 - Employee repairing boiler tank is burned by hot water

Accident Summary Nr: 117029.015 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 05/23/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1403547.015	05/24/2019		238220	J. F. Fischer, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:45 p.m. on May 23, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a plumbing contractor, was connecting a Shark Bite Coupling onto the existing release valve for a large boiler tank. Employee #1 was wearing safety glasses, protective gloves, protective shoes, and fire resistant pants. The corroded top of the boiler unit and pipe came off when the employee was installing a pipe coupling for safety purposes to redirect the hot pressurized water below the tank. The employee was struck by hot pressurized water, stepped down from the ladder he was using, and was transported to the hospital. He was hospitalized for treatment of second degree burns across 20 percent of his body including chest, upper arms, and upper legs.

Keywords: Arm, Burn, Chest, Construction, Corrosion, Couplings, Gas-Fired Boiler, High Pressure, Hot Water, Hot Water Tank, Installing, Leg, PPE, Projectile

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition				6

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1403547.015	31	M	Hospitalized injury		Heating, air conditioning, and refrig. mechanics	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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