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Accident: 201262623 - Employee Is Injured In Fall From Bar Joists
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 313766016 | 09/18/2009 | 1711 | Jensen'S Plumbing & Heating, Inc. |
At approximately 9:00 a.m. on September 18, 2009, Employee #1, with Jensen's Plumbing & Heating, Inc., was installing a steel support cable for a fabric HVAC duct to the bar joists in the gymnasium of a park district recreational building under construction. He accessed the bar joist by raising the basket of a scissors lift to the bottom of the bar joist and climbing out. Employee #1 fell approximately 10 ft to a concrete running track. He was hospitalized for a concussion. Employee #1 does not remember if he was entering or exiting the lift when he fell. He was wearing a full body harness with a six-foot Miller Sofstop lanyard. Employee #1 stated that he had been using the bar joist as an anchorage point; however, he was not anchored when he fell.
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial building | New project or new addition | $5,000,000 to $20,000,000 | 2 | ||||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 313766016 | Hospitalized injury | Concussion | Heating, air conditioning, and refrig. mechanics | FallDist: FallHt:10 Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) FatCause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof) |