Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 300856655 - Employee injured by thrown hammer

Accident Summary Nr: 300856655 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 11/17/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300856655	02/01/2002	1711	0	Blake Air Conditioning & Service Co. Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on November 17, 2001, Employee #1, an air conditioning installer employed by Blake Air Conditioning & Service Co. Inc., was part of an air conditioning installation crew that was installing a vent relief cover. Employee #1 sustained a serious head injury when he was struck by a hammer that had been thrown at him. The employee was transported by paramedics to the Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton, CA and was hospitalized for 3 days.

Keywords: HEAD, INSTALLING, VENTILATION, AIR CONDITIONER, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, HAND TOOL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1	28

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300856655			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Helpers, mechanics and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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