Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202351920 - Employee is injured in fall during duct removal

Accident Summary Nr: 202351920 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 03/25/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307176867	03/25/2004	1711	238220	Phoenix Metals, Inc.

Abstract: On March 25, 2004, Employee #1 was on a ladder removing a section of HVAC duct (weighing a total of approximately 200 lbs) without disconnecting it from a VAV control box (weighing approximately 150 to 200 lbs). When he cut the suspension straps on the control box, a portion of the ductwork fell and struck the ladder, causing him to fall approximately 7 ft to the concrete floor. Employee #1 was hospitalized for lacerations to his left hand and the back of his head, as well as a concussion. The investigation found that Employee #1 had been trained in this procedure, but was not following instructions given to him by his foreman and a senior co-worker to support the control box with a lift/jack during removal.

Keywords: DUCT, INSTALLING, WORK RULES, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	4	60

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307176867			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 7 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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