Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118949.015 - Employee incurs multiple injuries in fall through open skyli

Accident Summary Nr: 118949.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 08/07/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1423233.015	08/14/2019		238160	Winkler Roofing Inc

Abstract: At 10:20 a.m. on August 7, 2019, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a roofing contractor, were working on an old skylight curb on the roof of a two-story commercial 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 hospitalized 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

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1423233.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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