Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170157549 - Employee injured in fall through skylight to lower floor

Accident Summary Nr: 170157549 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 08/29/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120077227	09/09/1994	1761	0	Benchmark Contractors

Abstract: Employee #1, of Benchmark Contractors, was removing stucco from a wall with a push rod while next to a covered skylight. The cover was white dome plastic. According to Employee #1 and a witness, Employee #1 was poking the stucco with the rod over the skylight and the rod glanced off the stucco rather than poking through. The employee lost his balance and fell onto the cover, which gave way and broke. He fell approximately 9 ft 10 in. to the lower floor and fractured a rib.

Keywords: SKYLIGHT, FRACTURE, CONSTRUCTION, RIB, FALL, LOST BALANCE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120077227			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers

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