Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201031283 - Employee injured in fall through skylight

Accident Summary Nr: 201031283 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 05/15/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120300207	05/15/1998	1761	0	Evans Roofing Co

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on May 15, 1998, Employee #1 was operating a felt-laying machine as part of a hot asphalt roofing operation on a 225,00 sq ft building. The felt-layer was a backward moving, pull-type unit that applied felt and dispensed hot, 475 degree F molten asphalt. The roofing area had 4 ft by 8 ft skylights placed at regular intervals, each covered with Prestolite plastic. At one point, Employee #1 stopped approximately 4 in. from the edge of a skylight, and, as he turned to begin roofing in the other direction, his foot kicked against it. He tripped backward and fell 25 ft through the plastic cover. When he lost his balance, he grabbed for the felt-laying machine and ended up pulling it down after him. Employee #1 struck a sprinkler pipe under the roof and fell onto some storage racks before striking the floor. The felt-layer dropped straight down and missed him, but he sustained burns from landing on the hot asphalt that spilled out from the machine.

Keywords: BURN, SKYLIGHT, ROOF, CONSTRUCTION, TRIPPED, HOT ASPHALT, ROOFER, FALL, WALKING BACKWARD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120300207			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Elevator, escalator installation Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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