Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 113407.015 - Employee falls through skylight and fractures skull

Accident Summary Nr: 113407.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 08/15/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1339913.015	08/15/2018		238160	George E. Skaggs, Iii, Inc.

Abstract: On August 15, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a roofing contractor, was working on the roof of a one-story commercial building. He was installing a metal frame system to the existing roof as part of a new decking installation. The employee, who was not using fall protection, fell through an unprotected skylight, a fall height of 18 feet, and struck his head against the concrete surface. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment of a fractured skull.

Keywords: Concrete Slab, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Installing, Renovation, Roof Decking, Roofer, Skull, Skylight, Struck Against, Unguarded, Unprotected

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			1	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1339913.015	24	M	Hospitalized injury		Sheet metal workers	Distance of Fall: 18 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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