Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202076394 - Employee is injured when struck by falling wall

Accident Summary Nr: 202076394 -- Report ID: 0453730 -- Event Date: 03/08/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308687995	03/08/2005	1711	238220	Benner And Fields, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:15 a.m. on March 8, 2005, Employee #1 was using a Sullivan Model 185 air compressor rated at 125 psi to perform a leak test on a section of steel pipe when a steel pipe ruptured. The ruptured steel pipe struck an adjacent concrete block wall, knocking it over. Employee #1 was next to the wall and was struck as it collapsed. He sustained multiple fractures in the accident and was transported to a medical center, where he was hospitalized for medical attention.

Keywords: COMPRESSOR, FRACTURE, WALL, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, RUPTURE, PIPE, PLUMBING, STRUCK BY, UNTRAINED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308687995			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; plumbers, pipefitters & steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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