Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124219.015 - Employee fractures back in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 124219.015 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 01/21/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1457706.015	01/23/2020		238220	Seasonair, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on January 21, 2020, Employee #1, employed by a heating and air conditioning company, was engaged in installation work at a commercial facility. The employee was standing on the top step of a 10-foot stepladder and attempting to relight the pilot light on an overhead heating unit. The employee forgot to first turn off the gas, resulting in a flash from the heating unit. The startled employee fell from the ladder to the concrete floor, a fall height of 10 feet. He was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of an unstable back fracture.

Keywords: Back, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Fire, Flash, Fracture, HVAC, Heater, Installing, Lockout, Lost Control, Natural Gas, Pilot Light, Stepladder

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair				10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1457706.015	27	M	Hospitalized injury		Heating, air conditioning, and refrig. mechanics	Distance of Fall: 10 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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