Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 119745.015 - Employee sustains head trauma in fall through skylight

Accident Summary Nr: 119745.015 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 08/30/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1430131.015	09/11/2019		238160	Tip Top Sheet Metal Inc

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on August 30, 2019, Employee #1 was working on a steel roof installation at a commercial building. As he waited for material to be loaded onto the roof, he moved a roll of insulation. During this process, he fell through a skylight, a fall height of 15 feet, and his head struck the surface. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital for treatment of traumatic head injury.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Brain, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Head, Installing, Roof, Roofer, Skylight, Struck Against, Unguarded, Unprotected, Walking Surface, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation				15

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1430131.015	33	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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