Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 200650307 - Employee injured in fall through skylight opening
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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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.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Other building | New project or new addition | $500,000 to $1,000,000 | 1 |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 300484896 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Roofers | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof |