Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 122595.015 - Employee fractures hip and elbow in fall through skylight

Accident Summary Nr: 122595.015 -- Report ID: 0524500 -- Event Date: 12/13/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1451835.015	12/17/2019		238290	Briney Brothers Llc

Abstract: At 8:45 a.m. on December 13, 2019, an employee working as a millwright for a building equipment contractor was replacing metal roofing panels on a commercial building. The employee walked along the roof to look for the next area that needed replacement. The employee stepped on a skylight and fell through landing on the concrete floor approximately 18.5 feet below. The employee fractured his elbow and hip and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Commercial Building, Concrete Floor, Construction, Elbow, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Hip, Installing, Insufficient Supervision, Millwright, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Roof, Roof Opening, Roof Panel, Roofer, Safety Device, Skylight, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair				19

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1451835.015	56	M	Hospitalized injury		Millwrights	Distance of Fall: 19 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 19 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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