Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 127783.015 - Employee falls through skylight and incurs multiple fracture

Accident Summary Nr: 127783.015 -- Report ID: 0112600 -- Event Date: 06/18/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1483532.015	06/22/2020		238160	Northstar Construction Services Corporation

Abstract: At 4:29 p.m. on June 18, 2020, Employee #1 was working for a roofing contractor. Employee #1 was examining bundles of left-over roofing materials to be hoisted down from the roof. Employee #1 walked around bundles and stepped onto a marked floor hole cover which was covering a skylight. The material covering the skylight was not capable of supporting the weight causing Employee #1 to fall to the ground. Employee #1 suffered fractures to the wrists, legs, and elbow. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: Arm, Collapse, Elbow, Elevated, Elevated Work Plat, Elevated Work Platform, Equipment Failure, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Floor, Fracture, Ground, Hole, Leg, Marking, Roof, Roof Collapse, Roof Opening, Roof Opening Cover, Skylight, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			1	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1483532.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Crane Operator	Distance of Fall: 22 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 22 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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