Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202356366 - Employee Is Struck By Air Handling Unit

Accident Summary Nr: 202356366 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 08/10/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306829235	10/07/2004	1742	238310	Jordan Drywall Incorporated

Abstract: On August 10, 2004 Employee #1 was positioning a JLG Commander Sizzor Lift, Serial Number 7801820 that was located 9 ft above standing elevation when he accidentally struck a suspended air handling unit. Employee was in the Sizzor lift installing drywall onto metal studs. When the air handling unit was struck it broke loose from the thread and started to fall to the floor approximately 12-ft below. Employee #1 attempted to grab the unit with his bare hands, slicing his hand on the sheet metal on the bottom of the air handling unit that was falling to the ground below. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for serious injuries to the fingers on his left hand.

Keywords: SHEET METAL, FINGER, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000	1	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306829235			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Drywall installers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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