Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1495708.015 - American Residential Services Of Florida, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Fort Lauderdale Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1495708.015

Report ID: 0418800

Date Opened: 09/30/2020

Site Address:
American Residential Services Of Florida, Inc.
6943 Se Bunker Hill Dr.
Hobe Sound, FL 33455

Mailing Address:
4211 Emerson Street, Jacksonville, FL 32207

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 238220/ Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/08/2020

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/13/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1667175

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	19260503 B01	03/11/2021	04/06/2021	$0	$0	$0		Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 130031.015

Event: 09/29/2020

Employee dies after falling through collapsing attic floor

On September 16, 2020, Employee #1, employed as a salesperson by an HVAC company, entered the attic of a single-family residence to evaluate the air conditioning unit's air handler. As he walked on the attic's sheetrock floor, the sheetrock collapsed. The employee fell to the garage floor, a fall height of approximately 10 feet. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of multiple blunt force injuries to the head and torso. He remained hospitalized until his death on September 29, 2020.

Keywords: Air Conditioner, Attic, Blunt force trauma, Brain, Fall, Fall Protection, Floor Hole, HVAC, Head, Inspecting, Residential Construction, Sheetrock, Skull, Structural Collapse, Torso

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1495708.015	60	M	Fatality		Inspectors, testers and graders

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