Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201065216 - Employee Injured in Fall from Elevation

Accident Summary Nr: 201065216 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 06/07/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120274659	06/28/2001	1731	0	Lights Ltd

Abstract: A full-time supervisor for a lighting contractor had been erecting a stage truss to support lighting for a show at an animal park. He was working from an unguarded elevated area on the side of the stage at a height of approximately 4.6 meters. He was trying to position a guy through some tree branches that were surrounding the stage. When he stepped back, his right foot went through a green skylight dome. He hit the back of his head on the dome frame and lost consciousness. He was hospitalized for 8 days with fractures to his c5 vertebra, lower back, and hip. He also suffered a shoulder injury and bruises to his lung.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ELECTRICIAN, BACK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, VERTEBRA, HIP

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	2	15

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120274659			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; electricians & power transm. install.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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