Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 115260.015 - Employee is injured in fall through skylight

Accident Summary Nr: 115260.015 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 04/10/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1392389.015	04/11/2019		238160	R & A Contracting

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on April 10, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a roofing contractor, was working on the roof of a commercial building that was being rehabilitated. He was preparing to leave the roof and go to the restroom when he fell through an unprotected skylight. As he fell, he first was injured when he struck a metal shelf, and then he hit the concrete floor, a total fall height of 20 feet. The employee was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of injuries.

Keywords: Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Rehabilitation, Renovation, Roof, Roofer, Skylight, Struck Against, Unprotected

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1392389.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 20 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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