Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201573615 - Worker Is Killed from Air Blast from Sprinkler System

Accident Summary Nr: 201573615 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 10/09/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313413668	10/09/2009	1623	237110	Duckels Construction, Inc.

Abstract: 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

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1	5	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313413668			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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