Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201102936 - Employee Is Injured in Fall Through Skylight Opening

Accident Summary Nr: 201102936 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 09/24/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125749788	10/15/2002	1542	0	The Mcdonald Glenn Company

Abstract: On September 24, 2002, Employee #1, working for a roofing contractor, was loading sheets of plywood onto a flat roof when he picked up a piece of plywood that had been lying on the roof. As he walked forward, Employee #1 fell 16 feet through a skylight opening that had been covered up by the board. He suffered multiple facial fractures, broken teeth, and fractures to both wrists. He was hospitalized with his injuries.

Keywords: ROOF OPENING COVER, SKYLIGHT, FRACTURE, UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, FALL, ROOF OPENING, FACE, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125749788			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Other Activities-Post Decking Detail Work Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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