Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200650307 - Employee injured in fall through skylight opening

Accident Summary Nr: 200650307 -- Report ID: 0521100 -- Event Date: 08/05/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300484896	08/11/1999	1761	0	Pro-Seal Roofing

Abstract: Employee #1 and coworkers were engaged in a roofing project. Coworkers had removed the skylight covers temporarily to snap chalk lines and align the shingles when Employee #1 stepped through the felt-covered opening and fell 18 ft onto concrete. He suffered severe head injuries and a fractured collarbone, for which he was hospitalized. The skylight openings had been properly covered until just before the accident.

Keywords: ROOF OPENING COVER, SKYLIGHT, FRACTURE, HEAD, ROOF, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ROOF OPENING, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300484896			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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