Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201573615 - Worker Is Killed From Air Blast From Sprinkler System
Accident: 201573615 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 10/09/2009 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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313413668 | 10/09/2009 | 1623 | Duckels Construction, Inc. | ||||
On October 9, 2009, Employee #1, of Duckels Construction, Inc., was working on a commercial copper sprinkler system. While reintroducing 100 psi water into the system, the residual air, in the line, caused a compression fitting to blow off. Employee #1 was killed by a cerebral hemorrhage which resulted from the blast. | |||||||
Keywords:
head, hemorrhage, compressed air, construction, pressure release
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Other heavy construction | New project or new addition | $500,000 to $1,000,000 | 1 | 5 | X | ||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 313413668 | Fatality | Concussion | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit FatCause: Struck by falling object/projectile |