Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201074259 - Employee falls through skylight

Accident Summary Nr: 201074259 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 08/11/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312679343	08/10/2009	1541	236210	Interior Experts General Builders

Abstract: At approximately 12:12 pm, on August 11, 2009, Employee #1 of Interior Experts General Builders was seriously injured when he fell through an unprotected roof opening at a commercial remodel project. Employee #1 was working as part of a crew who were tasked with cutting 4 x 8 openings in the roof for the installation of skylights as part of the remodeling design. The location is a single story strip-mall type structure with high ceilings approximately 28 feet high. Employee #1 was a full-time hourly laborer and equipped with fall protection consisting of a full body harness, shock-absorbing lanyard and anchorage; however Employee #1 had unhooked from his attachment point to return to a roof opening he had made earlier to make adjustments to the plywood covering that had been temporarily installed to cover the opening. When Employee #1 arrived at the skylight to adjust the covering, the covering collapsed under his weight and Employee #1 fell to the concrete floor below sustaining serious injuries to his right arm and shoulder. Employee #1 was transported to SCRIPPS in La Jolla where he was treated for orthopedic injuries for seven days prior to being discharged.

Keywords: SKYLIGHT, PPE, LANYARD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1	28

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312679343			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 28 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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