Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170701254 - Employee injured in fall through skylight on flat roof

Accident Summary Nr: 170701254 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 11/19/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125910539	11/20/1997	1761	0	Ferrara Roofing

Abstract: Employee #1, a laborer, was part of a crew repairing the roof of a one-story industrial building. He was taking a break and decided to sit on the edge of a skylight that was approximately 16 to 24 in. above the roof's surface. A portion of the skylight broke and Employee #1 fell 15 ft to the floor. He sustained a fractured wrist and fractured ribs, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: SKYLIGHT, FRACTURE, REPAIR, ROOF, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, SINGLE STORY, UNSTABLE POSITION, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	16

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125910539			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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