Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201054665 - Employee Injured in Fall from Elevation

Accident Summary Nr: 201054665 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 01/04/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300776333	01/04/2001	1761	0	Mc Cullah Construction

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on January 4, 2001, Employee #1, a roofer, was replacing the roof of a facility. He was applying a layer of paper and removed the eight foot by four foot skylight to place the paper and cut the opening so the skylight could be replaced. Employee #1 stepped through the skylight opening and fell approximately eight feet. Immediately beneath the skylight, was a stack of cardboard boxes upon which Employee #1 fell. Employee #1 sustained a broken left hand and arm and injuries to his neck and back. Employee #1 was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: SKYLIGHT, ROOF, BACK, ROOFER, FALL, NECK, ARM, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	1	26

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300776333			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 26 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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