Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 46026.015 - Employee Is Struck By Pressure Cap Blown From HVAC Line and

Accident Summary Nr: 46026.015 -- Report ID: 0316100 -- Event Date: 06/10/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
910873.015	06/10/2013		238220	Tyler Mechanical Contracting

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on June 10, 2013, an employee entered the boiler room to assist with removing a blank flange from an eight inch newly installed HVAC line that was undergoing air testing for structural integrity. The employee was struck in the face when the blank flange flew off the line. The employee suffered blunt force trauma to the head and neck area. and was killed

Keywords: Air Conditioner, Air Pressure, Face, Head, Neck, Pressure Piping, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	4		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	910873.015	40	M	Fatality		Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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