Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 113864.015 - Employee falls through skylight hole and fractures collarbon

Accident Summary Nr: 113864.015 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 01/03/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1373433.015	01/24/2019		236118	Greenwich West Inc

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on January 3, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a framing contractor, was clearing debris from the roof of a new residence. He stepped on a one-half-inch thick piece of plywood covering a skylight box hole that measured approximately 4 feet in length by 2 feet wide. The plywood had previously been secured by nails. However, the nails had been removed by another employee measuring the skylight hole's dimensions, and the plywood had not been subsequently re-secured. When Employee #1 stepped on the plywood cover, the cover slipped, and Employee #1 fell through the hole to the second story floor, a fall height of 13 feet 1 inch. The employee was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of a fractured right collarbone.

Keywords: Collarbone, Fall, Fall Protection, Floor Hole, Fracture, Framing, Housekeeping, Nail, Plywood, Residential Construction, Roof, Roof Opening Cover, Skylight, Unsecured

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			2	27

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1373433.015	21	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: 13 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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