Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200375624 - Employee Is Injured in Fall Through Skylight

Accident Summary Nr: 200375624 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 07/25/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315691659	07/27/2011	1791	238190	G & S Metal Building Inc

Abstract: On July 25, 2011, employees, of G&S Metal Building, Inc., were installing a new roof on the John Harris Collision Center located in the rear of Jones Chevrolet in Sumter, SC. Employee #1 was on the roof removing the old roofing. He walked to the top portion of the roof and stepped on the skylight. He fell through the skylight to the lower level, a distance of more than 15 feet. The employee's injuries, not specified, required hospitalization.

Keywords: SKYLIGHT, INSTALLING, ROOF, CONSTRUCTION, HEALTH CARE FACILITY, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1	17

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315691659			Hospitalized injury	Other	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 17 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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