Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200741494 - Employee falls through unprotected sky light

Accident Summary Nr: 200741494 -- Report ID: 0213100 -- Event Date: 11/17/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305791956	11/18/2003	1761	238160	J & B Roofing Corporation

Abstract: On November 17, 2003, Employee #1, a roofer, mistook a skylight for a metal standing seam pan enclosure covering a roof vent. He stepped through the unprotected skylight while running a lead cord and fell approximately 16 to 20 ft. He received a head injury and fractured two vertebrae and was hospitalized.

Keywords: SKYLIGHT, FRACTURE, HEAD, ROOF, UNGUARDED FL OPENING, PPE, ROOFER, FALL, VERTEBRA

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305791956			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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