Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124601.015 - Employee incurs multiple injuries in fall through skylight

Accident Summary Nr: 124601.015 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 09/12/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1431066.015	09/13/2019		238160	Pro Roof, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on September 12, 2019, an employee was walking between the skylights, across the roof, when he fell through one of the skylights to the concrete working surface below and suffered serious injuries. The employee was hospitalized. Factors contributing to the accident was that the employees working and walking within 6 feet of the skylights were not protected from falling through the skylights with any of the following methods: (1) Skylight screens installed above the skylights. (2) Skylight screens installed below the skylights. (3) Guardrails. (4) The use of a personal fall protection systems. (5) Covers. (6) Skylight nets. (7) No fall protection plan as prescribed in Section 1671.1 of the Construction Safety Orders

Keywords: Concrete Floor, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Guardrail, Installing, Roof, Roof Opening Cover, Skylight, Unprotected, Warehouse

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair			1	34

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1431066.015	21	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 34 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 39 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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