Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 105345.015 - Employee falls through skylight and incurs multiple injuries

Accident Summary Nr: 105345.015 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 10/18/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1282093.015	12/14/2017		238160	Commercial And Industrial Roofing Company, Inc.

Abstract: At 7:45 a.m. on October 18, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a roofing company, was working on the flat roof of a school administration building. He was pulling off old tarp paper. Employee #1 removed the guard cover from a skylight. As he walked backward while removing the roofing material, he fell onto the skylight. The skylight broke, and Employee #1 fell through the skylight and struck a clothing rack 11 feet below. He then fell an additional 6 feet and hit the building's concrete deck. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for multiple rib fractures, a head laceration, and a concussion.

Keywords: Construction, Fall, Fracture, Head, Rib, Roof, Roofer, Skylight, Unguarded, Walking Backward

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1282093.015	62	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers: Helpers	Distance of Fall: 17 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 17 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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