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Accident: 200741494 - Employee Falls Through Unprotected Sky Light
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 305791956 | 11/18/2003 | 1761 | J & B Roofing Corporation |
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
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial building | Maintenance or repair | Under $50,000 | 1 | 20 | |||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 305791956 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Roofers | FallDist: FallHt:20 Cause: Roofing FatCause: Fall through opening (other than roof) |