Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170872956 - Employee injured in fall through skylight

Accident Summary Nr: 170872956 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 04/01/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111954376	04/02/1998	1795	0	R.C. Patterson

Abstract: Employee #1 was dismantling the roof of a metal warehouse. He was taking off the steel skin, moving the pieces to the edge of the roof, and then dropping them to the ground. Employee #1 was working near one of the many fiberglass skylights when he stepped through one of them and fell approximately 28 ft to the floor. He sustained serious injuries that required hospitalization. Employee #1's view may have been blocked by his carrying the metal pieces.

Keywords: SKYLIGHT, ROOF, DISMANTLING, OBSTRUCTED VIEW, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Demolition		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	111954376			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 28 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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