Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 126008838 - Employee killed when knocked off stepladder by falling duct

Accident Summary Nr: 126008838 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 08/18/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126008838	08/23/1999	1711	0	American Mechanical Systems Inc

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on August 18, 1999, Employee #1 and a coworker were installing HVAC ducts in the ceiling of a chemistry building under construction at UCSD in San Diego, CA. Employee #1 had used straps and a vise-grip clamp to hold up a 12 ft long section of 8 in. duct. He was standing at a height of 6 ft on an 8 ft Warner stepladder when for some reason the duct section fell. Employee #1 was knocked off the stepladder and his head struck the concrete floor. He suffered head trauma and was taken to Scripps Hospital, where he died. No causal factor for this accident could be determined; all equipment appeared to be functional when inspected five days after the accident. No accident-related violations were noted.

Keywords: HEAD, INSTALLING, UNSECURED, STEPLADDER, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126008838			Fatality	Concussion	Sheetmetal duct installers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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