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Accident Summary Nr: 114525.015 - Employee falls through skylight opening, injures head and ba

Accident Summary Nr: 114525.015 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 01/08/2019
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1370941.01501/14/2019236116Alexander Yeung

Abstract: At 3:53 p.m. on January 8, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was installing equipment and appliances at a six-unit multifamily residential building under construction. When the air flow was tested, no flow was apparent. The employee went onto the roof decking to investigate. He fell through a skylight opening, a fall height of 12 feet. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for head and back injuries.

Keywords: Back, Fall, Fall Protection, Head, Installing, Residential Construction, Roof, Roof Decking, Roof Opening, Skylight, Ventilation
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
  New project or new addition   12

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1370941.015 39 M Hospitalized injury Carpenter

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