Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201164829 - Employee injured in fall through skylight

Accident Summary Nr: 201164829 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 03/17/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126062462	03/21/2003	1711	238220	Brian Thomas Peters Dba Brian'S Plumbing

Abstract: On March 17, 2003, Employee #1 was installing a gas line on the flat roof of an auto body shop. There were several skylights on the roof and all but the one were covered with metal grates to prevent burglary. The employee was walking backward and talking on his cell phone when he fell through the uncovered skylight. He fell 20 feet and landed on the roof of an automobile. He broke his collar bone, had soft tissue injuries to his right leg, and had a subdural hematoma. He was hospitalized with his injuries.

Keywords: SKYLIGHT, FRACTURE, ROOF, COLLARBONE, FALL, PLUMBING, LEG

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	126062462			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Production helpers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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