Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201056496 - Employee injured in fall through skylight

Accident Summary Nr: 201056496 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 06/22/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300779550	06/26/2002	2032	0	Authentic Specialty Foods

Abstract: On June 22, 2002, Employee #1 was repairing a gasket in a steam valve with a coworker on the roof of building 2. Prior to beginning, Employee #1 completely shut off the main valve and bled the steam line to relieve excess pressure from the system. As he began to remove the valve assembly using a wrench and hammer, steam suddenly escaped towards his face and chest. Employee #1 was startled, moved backwards about 10 ft, tripped on the edge of a skylight, fell approximately 11 ft 4 in., and struck a batching platform. He then fell an additional 5 ft 8 in. to the ground. Employee #1 was hospitalized with head and neck lacerations, broken arms, and multiple trauma injuries to his legs and hips. The skylight measured 4 ft 7 in. by 8 ft 4 in. Its plastic cover measured .0625 in. thick.

Keywords: SKYLIGHT, FRACTURE, HEAD, STEAM LINE, REPAIR, LACERATION, VALVE, FALL, NECK, PRESSURE RELEASE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300779550			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Machinery maintenance occupations

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