Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 141356.015 - Employee suffers injuries in fall through skylight

Accident Summary Nr: 141356.015 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 11/17/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1565191.015	11/22/2021		115111	Willacy Co-Op

Abstract: At 11:15 a.m. on November 17, 2021, an employee was placing tarps over polycarbonate roof panels that were leaking prior to a forecasted rain event. The employee was walking across the warehouse roof and stepped on and through the polycarbonate roof panel 21 feet to the concrete floor below. The employee was hospitalized to treat fractures to both hips, nose, and ribs.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concrete Floor, Cover, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Hip, Leak, Nose, Rib, Roof, Skylight, Step, Warehouse

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair				21

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1565191.015	27	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: 21 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 21 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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