Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121407.015 - Employee fractures wrist, ankle in fall through skylight

Accident Summary Nr: 121407.015 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 05/17/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1401824.015	05/17/2019		238160	King'S Roofing

Abstract: On May 17, 2019, Employee #1 was engaged in roofing maintenance work at a two-story commercial warehouse. He was replacing screws on the metal roof when he fell through an unprotected/unguarded skylight, a fall height of 24 feet, and struck a copier machine being stored in the warehouse. The employee was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of fractures to the wrist and ankle.

Keywords: Ankle, Blunt force trauma, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Maintenance, Printer, Rehabilitation, Repair, Roof, Skylight, Struck Against, Unguarded, Unprotected, Work Surface, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			2	28

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1401824.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers: Helpers	Distance of Fall: 24 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 28 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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