Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201071917 - Employee injured in fall through skylight

Accident Summary Nr: 201071917 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 12/17/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310814371	01/08/2008	1731	238210	Wft Communications Construction

Abstract: At 11:18 a.m. on December 17, 2007, Employee #1, of WFT Communications Construction, a contractor for SPRINT, was stretching out new RF coaxial cable along the roof top of an industrial building in Spring Valley, CA, where his employer was upgrading existing telecommunication facilities. Employee #1 became entangled in the cables, lost his balance, and went through the plastic covering of one of several skylights. He fell between 18 ft and 20 ft, landing on the concrete floor of a machine shop. Employee #1 sustained serious injuries and was transported by paramedics to Mercy Hospital. The skylights on the roof were not protected.

Keywords: SKYLIGHT, ROOF, TELECOM WORK, BARRIER GUARD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ENTANGLED, LOST BALANCE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Other		Under $50,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310814371			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Other Activities-Post Decking Detail Work Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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