Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130824.015 - Employee is killed when struck by falling air conditioner

Accident Summary Nr: 130824.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 09/02/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1500519.015	09/03/2020		238220	Cole Air Conditioning

Abstract: At 4:30 p.m. on September 2, 2020, Employee #1 and coworkers, employed by an air conditioning company, were lifting air conditioning handlers during the renovation of a school. Rather than use mechanical hoists, they tied ropes around the equipment and lifted it manually. During this process, an air conditioning unit fell from the ropes, striking and crushing Employee #1. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: Air Conditioner, Construction, Crushed, Falling Object, Hoist, Hoisting Mechanism, Installing, Rigging, Sling, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation				20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1500519.015	60	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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