| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-19 | Conroe | Tx | Buffalo Wild Wings | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee was working in a sports bar when they began to experience heat-related illness that subsequently resulted in hospitalization. The air conditioning was not working at the time. | |||||
| 2021-10-18 | Ferris | Tx | ATCO Products, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| On October 18, 2021, an employee was bending an air conditioning line on a CNC machine and amputated their left middle finger. | |||||
| 2021-10-04 | Sarasota | Fl | Wentzel's Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was using a ladder to service an air conditioning unit on a first-floor roof when he fell from the ladder to the ground below. The employee sustained rib and vertebrae injuries. | |||||
| 2021-09-03 | Miami | Fl | Holiday Inn Port of Miami | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| At about 10:00 p.m. on September 3, 2021, an employee was climbing down an approximately 6-foot A-frame ladder after painting air conditioning vents on a ceiling. One of his feet got caught and the other left the ladder at the third or fourth rung, resulting in a compound fracture to the left ankle. | |||||
| 2021-07-07 | Milwaukee | Wi | Joshen Paper & Packaging | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee was driving around and making deliveries on July 7, 2021. It was a humid, 92-degree day and the delivery truck's air conditioning failed. On returning to the facility at 5:00 p.m., the employee was hot and sweaty, with incoherent speech. The employee was hospitalized, suffering from heat exhaustion and kidney failure. | |||||
| 2021-06-29 | Dunmore | Pa | Rite-Temp Group, LTD | Head and neck | Fall through surface or existing opening 21 to 25 feet |
| An employee was on the roof to perform preventative maintenance on an air conditioning system. As the employee moved to a higher section of the roof, they fell approximately 25 feet through a skylight to the concrete below, resulting in a brain bleed, facial fractures, and a laceration to the carotid artery. | |||||
| 2021-06-04 | Austin | Tx | Continental Homes of Texas, L.P. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was chipping up concrete around an air conditioning slab using a hammer. A sharp piece of concrete dislodged and struck his chest causing internal bleeding. | |||||
| 2021-05-11 | Aventura | Fl | Elite Marine A/C | Hand(s) | Contact with cold objects or substances |
| On May 11, 2021, an employee was working on a yacht, doing maintenance work on an air conditioning unit. A refrigerant tank fell over and began to leak. The employee covered the leak, and the refrigerant caused second-degree burns to both of his hands. | |||||
| 2020-09-26 | Dover | De | Panda Restaurant Group, LLC | Leg(s) | Other jump to lower level |
| The associate was going up to the roof to check the air conditioning unit. The associate jumped off the ladder on his way down and landed awkwardly on the concrete resulting in a left leg sprain and tear. | |||||
| 2020-09-26 | Hot Springs | Ar | Presto-X | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee was servicing bait stations on the exterior of a facility. The employee was stepping over an air conditioning supply line which was 8-10 inches above the ground, when his left foot was caught on the line. His leg twisted, causing him to fall and fracture his left femur. | |||||
| 2020-09-04 | Sherman | Tx | Abel Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning | Multiple upper extremities locations | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
| After making repairs to an air conditioning system, an employee was testing the system and sustained a 460-volt shock. The employee was hospitalized with burns on the left pinky finger and internal burns in the shoulders. | |||||
| 2020-08-14 | Houston | Tx | Mike Calvert Toyota | Skull | Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle |
| A mechanic was performing an alignment on a vehicle. A second mechanic was inside the vehicle checking on an air conditioning part. The vehicle was inadvertently placed in drive and the brake brace was knocked out of the way. The vehicle fell off the ramp and struck the first mechanic in the head. The mechanic was hospitalized for a fractured skull and ear laceration. | |||||
| 2020-07-27 | Blawnox | Pennsylvania | U.S. Postal Service | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| A postal employee was delivering mail in a post office letter carrier vehicle. The vehicle was equipped with a comfort fan but no air conditioning. At approximately 5:55 p.m. on July 27, 2020, the employee was found unresponsive inside his vehicle. The employee was hospitalized with a high temperature and a possible seizure. Heat stress/exhaustion is suspected. | |||||
| 2020-07-02 | Sanford | Florida | DEL-AIR HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION, INC. | Face | Direct exposure to electricity |
| An employee was working on an air conditioning unit in a single-family home. He was injured by an electrical shock, suffering injuries including severe burns to the face and losing consciousness. | |||||
| 2020-06-24 | Austin | Texas | Airco Mechanical LTD | Nonclassifiable | Fall through surface or existing opening |
| An employee working on air conditioning vents fell through an opening to a lower level. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2020-01-03 | Fort Lauderdale | Florida | Thermo-Mechanical Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| A maintenance employee was moving boxes and items out of the way at a client's location to gain access to an air conditioning unit when a paper cutting machine with a swing blade attachment fell and cut the employee's right index finger. He was hospitalized and had skin graft surgery. | |||||
| 2019-08-13 | West Monroe | Louisiana | Neighbors, LLC. | Head and trunk | Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet |
| An employee was going to turn the power off of an air conditioning unit located in the receiving area of the warehouse. The employee got into a bucket that was on top of a wooden pallet on the high-lift. The high-lift was extended about 25 feet into the air. As the employee reached towards the air conditioning unit, he stepped to the left side (front) of the bucket and the bucket slid off the high-lift. The employee fell to the concrete floor, landed on his left side (back), and hit his head on | |||||
| 2019-07-29 | Greenville | Texas | Trane US, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee was changing a fan motor on an air conditioning unit. The employee fell from the top of the AC unit to the rooftop about 8 feet below, suffering broken ribs and a broken right collarbone. | |||||
| 2019-07-26 | Branford | Connecticut | TA Operating, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| On July 26, 2019, a technician was installing a short belt to circumvent the air conditioning system in the engine compartment of a truck. The employee's right second and third fingers got caught between a pulley and drive belt resulting in partial amputations at the first joints. | |||||
| 2019-07-10 | Dallas | Texas | Parker University | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was working on an air conditioning unit. Two fingers on the right hand were lacerated when they came in contact with the fan blade. | |||||
| 2019-05-16 | Waller | Texas | Goodman Manufacturing Company, L.P. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was preparing to install a wiring harness to the base of an outside air conditioning unit that was being manufactured. The base of the unit contained the compressor and two sets of wires. One set of wires had fallen below and was caught in a section of rotating chain and sprocket on the conveyor. The employee attempted to remove the wires and both of her hands were caught between the chain and sprocket. Both middle fingertips were amputated. | |||||
| 2019-05-09 | Chicago | Illinois | Alliance Refrigeration Co.., Inc. dba Alliance Mechanical Services, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was climbing an A-frame ladder to access heating and air conditioning units on a building rooftop when the ladder wobbled and he fell off, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2019-03-26 | Dacula | Georgia | Yancey Bros | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was repairing an air conditioning unit on a truck. The unit's alternator belt amputated the tip of his left middle finger. | |||||
| 2019-01-26 | Carrollton | Texas | Encore Mechanical, LLC | Pelvis | Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet |
| An employee was moving a roof top air conditioning curb and fell approximately 15 feet though a skylight to the floor. The employee's pelvis was fractured in four places and surgery was required. | |||||
| 2018-09-20 | Prosper | Texas | ACIS, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was changing a filter on an air conditioning unit when his ladder slipped. The employee grabbed the side of the unit and their hand struck a piece of angle iron projecting from the unit as it slid down amputating his pinky finger. | |||||
| 2018-08-22 | Brookfield | Ohio | Winner Rentals LLC | Hand(s) | Explosion, n.e.c. |
| An employee was working on a rooftop air conditioning unit and changing a fuse when the fuse exploded, burning the employee's right hand. | |||||
| 2018-08-05 | Pensacola | Florida | Baymont Inn and Suites | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| On August 5, 2018, at 4:15 p.m., an employee was repairing the air conditioning unit in a guest room when the blower fan activated and lacerated his left hand, requiring hospitalization and surgery. | |||||
| 2018-07-30 | Waco | Texas | AAFES Waco Distribution Center | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
| An employee was working from an extension ladder, about 16 feet high, to check an air conditioning vent. The ladder slipped and he fell to the ground, breaking ribs and his right arm, suffering kidney and lung contusions, and striking his head. | |||||
| 2018-07-09 | Bay Lake | Florida | Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. | Brain | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| On 7/9/2018, an employee was assigned a troubleshooting service request regarding air conditioning in a villa. He was checking the HVAC equipment for the kitchen to determine why it had a temperature change. At around 9 p.m., he fell approximately 10 feet off a fixed ladder to the lower level. He was hospitalized with multiple injuries, including a concussion and soft tissue injuries. | |||||
| 2018-06-17 | Houston | Texas | Amli River Oaks | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Other fall to lower level |
| After checking air conditioning units on a roof, an employee was coming down the roof access stairs when he slipped and fell to the ground, suffering a slipped disc in his back. | |||||
| 2018-06-14 | Chicago | Illinois | The Chartres Lodging Group, LLC dba DoubleTree Management LLC | Hand(s) | Direct exposure to electricity |
| An employee was working on an air conditioning unit in a closet-like area when he received an electrical shock and fell, hitting his head. He received third degree burns to both hands and lacerated his forehead, requiring hospitalization and stitches. | |||||
| 2018-05-15 | Fort Myers | Florida | Target Roofing and Sheet Metal, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet |
| An employee was working on a two-story condo unit's roof area when he slipped and fell from the roof, hitting an air conditioning unit before hitting the ground. He sustained fractures to his left-side ribs. | |||||
| 2018-05-14 | Liverpool | New York | CAPITAL HOME IMPROVEMENTS | Nonclassifiable | Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c. |
| An employee was lowering a fiber optic cable while working on a scaffold when a bus ran and hooked the cable, causing the scaffold to topple. The employee fell onto an air conditioning unit below. | |||||
| 2018-04-23 | Gloversville | New York | Mazone Plumbing and Heating, Inc | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
| An employee was guiding a crane that was hoisting an air conditioning unit onto the roof. The crane released and the unit fell, snapping a riser clamp against the employee's right index finger, which was crushed and amputated. | |||||
| 2017-09-25 | Corpus Christi | Texas | Arctic Express Insulation LLC | Upper arm(s) | Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was climbing down a ladder and lacerated his left arm above his elbow on an air conditioning duct. | |||||
| 2017-09-13 | Orlando | Florida | Westgate Resorts and Spa | Fingertip(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| While moving an air conditioning unit, an employee's hand slipped and a metal edge of the air conditioning unit caught and amputated his fingertip. | |||||
| 2017-08-31 | Downers Grove | Illinois | Red Roof Inns, Inc | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was removing an air conditioning unit from a wall when he dropped an envelope in the unit. As he attempted to retrieve the envelope, the unit's fan blade deeply lacerated his hand, requiring surgery. | |||||
| 2017-08-19 | Silver Spring | Maryland | Valiant Integrated Services/Walter Reed Army Institute of Research | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
| An employee was trying to reset an air conditioning system. While troubleshooting the problem, his left index finger came in contact with 270 volts of electricity. He sustained a laceration to his scalp and burns to his left thumb, index finger, and middle finger, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2017-07-24 | Sunrise | Florida | CONSERV BUILDING SERVICES, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was working on an air conditioning system when his left middle fingertip was caught and amputated between the blower wheel pulley and belt. | |||||
| 2017-06-14 | Rochester | New York | North American Breweries | Multiple face locations | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| An employee was troubleshooting the air conditioning unit for an electrical panel and removed the filter screen to verify operation of the compressor inside the unit. He contacted a fan blade that was located above the compressor resulting in minor cuts to two fingers. Stiches were not required. While receiving first aid treatment, the employee fainted and hit their face on the concrete floor sustaining cuts to the face, broken teeth, and a fractured jaw. | |||||
| 2017-05-09 | Headland | Alabama | Bob Woodall Air Care Systems, Inc. | Foot (feet) | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| An employee was servicing an air conditioning unit from an extension ladder that was leaned against a building while a coworker was holding the bottom of the ladder. The coworker released the ladder and walked away to retrieve a part. The ladder then slid out and the employee fell 13 feet, breaking his foot. | |||||
| 2017-04-12 | Fordyce | Arkansas | TAM Scrapyard, LLC | Lower leg(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was on a utility trailer hooking chains from a loader onto a big air conditioning unit that was brought for scrapping. After hooking the chains, the employee slipped on top of the unit and fell to the trailer floor, landing on his left foot and breaking his lower left leg. He was hospitalized for surgery. | |||||
| 2017-02-24 | Prairieville | Louisiana | BELL MECHANICAL SERVICES, LLC | Lumbar region | Other fall to lower level |
| While working on the air conditioning on a new home construction, an employee fell off an eight-foot ladder suffering a compression fracture of the L1 and L4 vertebrae. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2016-08-22 | Evanston | Illinois | U.S. Postal Service | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee complained of feeling faint while working at the customer service window of the post office. The air conditioning was not working all day. The employee was hospitalized due to heat illness. | |||||
| 2016-08-06 | Kennebunk | Maine | York County Community Action Corporation | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was attempting to fix air conditioning vents on a trolley when the fan blades inside the air conditioning unit amputated his fingertip. | |||||
| 2016-07-21 | Flushing | New York | Rentokil | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee was inspecting an air conditioning unit and its surrounding area for mosquito infestation. An air conditioner drain pipe about 2 inches in diameter and about 2 inches off the ground was on the walkway. As the employee went to step over the pipe, the toe of his right foot caught on the pipe. He fell over and hit the ground, fracturing his left shoulder and suffering a minor forehead contusion. | |||||
| 2016-07-19 | Savannah | Georgia | Southway Crane & Rigging, LLC. | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was assisting an air conditioning contractor position an air conditioner for the crane lift. The employee's right hand was caught between the air conditioner unit and the curb/asphalt causing the amputation of the right middle fingertip and a fractured finger. | |||||
| 2016-06-25 | Juno Beach | Florida | Lifespace Communities Inc. | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level |
| While checking the air conditioning unit at a nursing home, an employee fell from a ladder, suffering head trauma, as well as a fractured rib, pelvis, and wrist. | |||||
| 2016-01-08 | Orlando | Florida | NarthStar Demolition and Remediation, LP | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
| Two employees working from a scissor lift were removing overhead air conditioning duct work at approximately 19 feet in height. When the employees cut the straps that were holding the duct work in place, it swung down and hit the scissor lift, causing it to turn over. The first employee sustained a fractured vertebra and shattered right knee. The second employee suffered a fractured left femur. | |||||
| 2015-10-22 | Toledo | Ohio | Cherry Picked Auto Parts | Face | Vehicle or machinery fire |
| On October 22, 2015, an employees was using a blow torch on a car and cut through the air conditioning line, causing an explosion and burns to the face. | |||||
| 2015-10-01 | Ocala | Florida | Capris Furniture Industries, Inc. | Brain | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was using a 6 ft. A-frame ladder to fix the air conditioning drain pipe on top of the awning outside the building. He fell on the pavement and injured his head. | |||||
| 2015-10-01 | Tarpon Springs | Florida | R.J. Kielty Plumbing, Heating & Cooling, Inc. | Hand(s) and finger(s) | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
| An employee was performing maintenance, removing manifold gauges from a residential air conditioning unit. The employee unscrewed the gauges and the liquid refrigerant sprayed onto the employee's hands. The employee suffered chemical burns to the left palm, four left fingers, and the right index finger, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2015-09-24 | Schaumburg | Illinois | Nordstrom | Brain | Fall on same level due to tripping |
| An employee tripped and fell, hitting his head on the cabinet of the air conditioning unit he was working on. | |||||
| 2015-09-14 | Live Oak | Florida | Building Air Services, Inc. | Head and trunk | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was going up a ladder to do a pre job assessment of the air conditioning system. When he was about 4 feet from the ground, the employee's foot slipped and he lost his balance. He fell, hitting a movable conveyor on the way to the ground. He hurt his back, head and spine. | |||||
| 2015-08-03 | Saint Louis | Missouri | AMERICAN RED CROSS | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee climbed up on to the roof to power wash a mounted air conditioning unit when he fell 7 or 8 feet and was hospitalized. No fall protection was worn at the time. | |||||
| 2015-06-30 | Tulsa | Oklahoma | AMERICAN AIRLINES | Leg(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An aircraft mechanic was walking through Hangar 2, when he tripped over an aircraft air conditioning hose. The employee broke his right leg and was admitted to the hospital. | |||||
| 2015-06-25 | Bartlett | Illinois | Valleycrest Companies (Inc.) | Knee(s) | Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee banged a knee on an outdoor air conditioning unit and sustained a minor cut that was treated as first aid. The employee later noticed swelling and was eventually hospitalized for an aggressive type of infection. | |||||
| 2015-06-25 | Memphis | Tennessee | CORPS OF ENGINEERS | Wrist(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| On or about June 25, 2015, an employee working at the Army Corp of Engineers Ensley Engineering Yard located at 2915 Riverport Rd in Memphis, Tennessee, was injured and hospitalized. The employee was operating a forklift to move an air conditioning unit up a ramp when it began to fall backwards. The employee was injured when he was caught between the forklift and the wall of the dry dock, resulting in a severe laceration to his left wrist. | |||||
| 2015-06-18 | The Villages | Florida | Labor Ready | Nonclassifiable | Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet |
| An employee was helping to cut a hole into a roof to install a new air conditioning unit when he fell through the hole about 10 to 12 feet. | |||||
| 2015-03-16 | Jersey Shore | Pennsylvania | Karaffa Construction Inc. | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee fell from a step ladder while drilling holes to blow insulation into a house. He hit an air conditioning unit on the way down and ended by hitting his head on a stone retaining wall. He was hospitalized on 3/16/15. | |||||