Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201124732 - Employee falls through unguarded skylight opening

Accident Summary Nr: 201124732 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 08/27/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300840014	09/02/2003	1521	236118	D And B Construction

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on August 28, 2003, Employee #1 was removing old roofing material from a flat roof. He stepped backwards into an unguarded skylight opening and fell approximately 10 ft onto a concrete floor. He was hospitalized with a fractured head.

Keywords: SKYLIGHT, HEAD, GUARDRAIL, ROOF, UNGUARDED FL OPENING, MACHINE OPERATOR, ROOFER, FALL, CONCRETE, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	1	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300840014			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Folding machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Cutting concrete pavement Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.