Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 114415.015 - Employee breaks neck in fall through unguarded skylight

Accident Summary Nr: 114415.015 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 03/29/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1364703.015	12/06/2018		238120	Custom Structures, Inc.

Abstract: At 7:45 p.m. on March 29, 2019, Employee #1 was engaged in the dismantling of a manufacturing plant's metal roof. He was walking on the roof when he stepped onto an unguarded, flush-mounted translucent skylight. The employee fell through the skylight and impacted the lower metal deck plate. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment of injuries that included two fractured vertebrae in his neck, a collapsed lung, lacerations, and contusions.

Keywords: Construction, Contusion, Demolition, Dismantling, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Neck, Roof, Sheet Metal, Skylight, Unguarded, Untrained, Walking Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Demolition			1	17

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1364703.015	24	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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