Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at A#1 Air, Inc., 19174 Grandwiew Point, MONTGOMERY, TEXAS 77356
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was at a single family home to repair the central heating system and fell through the ceiling to the ground below. The employee sustained injuries to the elbow and eye socket.
An employee was installing a new air-conditioning unit in the attic of a customer's home when he became ill. The employee was hospitalized due to heat exhaustion.
An employee was cleaning out an HVAC drain pipe that had drain solvent in it. When the employee opened the drain, solvent splashed in his face causing burns.
An employee was performing HVAC maintenance when they stepped through a floor board and fell approximately 10 feet through the ceiling to the floor. The employee sustained a right shoulder injury.
An employee was accessing an HVAC unit in an attic. The employee fell through the attic floor to a lower-level floor, suffering three broken ribs and a punctured lung. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was checking an HVAC unit in the attic when they fell approximately 15 feet through the rafters to the floor. The employee sustained fractures to the ribs and scapula as well as a collapsed lung.
An employee was removing grating to change metal chip hoppers located in a pit. The employee lost his balance and fell approximately 12 feet from the grate, landing in the metal chip hopper. The employee sustained a sprained right foot, a left foot fracture, and a fractured L5 vertebra.
An employee was reviewing the next steps to take with the foreman when some material fell from above and landed near them. The injured employee then looked up, took a step on the catwalk, and fell through a gap, landing on the ground 15 feet below. The employee sustained three fractured vertebrae and a head laceration.
0n November 16, 2023, an employee was climbing onto a catwalk to cut valves for unit heaters in a building. The employee fell 14 feet through the attic onto the concrete floor, resulting in a fractured pelvis.
An employee was removing a rooftop curb when they fell approximately 15 feet through an opening in the roof, resulting in a fractured leg that required hospitalization.
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