Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 151025.015 - Employee Is Killed When Struck In Face While Pressure Testin

Accident Summary Nr: 151025.015 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 11/01/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1631951.015	11/01/2022		238220	Rrac Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:45 p.m. on November 1, 2022, an employee was installing heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment at a residential building. When the employee was pressure testing a pipe fitting, an object flew off the HVAC unit and struck the employee in the face and head. The employee was killed by blunt force trauma.

Keywords: Air Pressure, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Face, Fitting, Flying Object, HVAC, Head, High Pressure, Installing, Pipe, Pressure, Struck By, Testing

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1631951.015	30	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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