Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 140469.015 - Employee Sustains Head Injury and Brain Bleed in Fall Throug

Accident Summary Nr: 140469.015 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 10/15/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1559851.015	10/22/2021		561790	White Sign Company, Llc

Abstract: At 12:30 p.m. on October 15, 2021, an employee was pulling electrical wires to install a sign on the roof of a two-story commercial building undergoing alteration. When the employee stepped backward, he fell 16 feet through a skylight, also striking against a partition halfway during the fall. The employee was hospitalized to treat a head injury and brain bleed.

Keywords: Brain, Brain Bleed, Commercial Building, Construction, Electrical Wire, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Head, Skylight

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1559851.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Installers And Repairers	Distance of Fall: 16 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause:

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