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Accident: 118949.015 - Employee Incurs Multiple Injuries In Fall Through Open Skyli
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1423233.015 | 08/14/2019 | Winkler Roofing Inc |
At 10:20 a.m. on August 7, 2019, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a roofi ng contractor, were working on an old skylight curb on the roof of a two-story c ommercial building. They were preparing to modify the plate. Employee #1 stood up to get a tool from his tool box and stepped into the skylight opening, which measured 4 feet long by 4 feet wide. He fell 18 feet. Employee #1 was hospita lized for treatment of multiple fractured ribs, a lacerated head, and an injured pelvis.
Keywords:
blunt force trauma, construction, fall, fall protection, floor hole, fracture, head, laceration, pelvis, repair, rib, roof, roof opening, roof opening cover, skylight, struck against, work surface
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial building | Maintenance or repair | 2 | |||||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1423233.015 | 28 | M | Hospitalized injury | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Roofing FatCause: |