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Accident: 129797.015 - Employee Dies After Falling When Attic Joist Collapses
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1494457.015 | 09/24/2020 | Alex Hvac Services, Llc |
At 9:58 a.m. on September 11, 2020, Employee #1 and two coworkers, employed by a n HVAC company, were installing duct work in the unfinished attic of a new one-s tory residence. Employee #1 stepped on a joist that had been cut by the employe r in preparation for installing a vent hood. The joist collapsed, and Employee #1 fell, a fall height of 9.5 feet. Employee #1 struck his head against the con crete floor and lost consciousness. His coworkers observed him on the floor wit h the cut joist laying across his chest. Emergency services transported the emp loyee to the hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
Keywords:
attic, chest, concrete, duct, fall, fall protection, head, installing, joist, residential construction, struck against, structural collapse, unconsciousness, unsecured
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New project or new addition | 1 | 9 | X | ||||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1494457.015 | 32 | M | Fatality | Heating, air conditioning, and refrig. mechanics | FallDist: 9 FallHt:9 Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) FatCause: |