Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201165727 - Employee falls through skylight and injures himself

Accident Summary Nr: 201165727 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 01/13/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126059237	02/04/2004	1742	238310	Covello Plastering Corporation

Abstract: On January 13, 2004, an employee and a coworker were to patch some stucco along the porch roof and side of the house interface. The roof was approximately 5.5-ft wide and 25-ft long. There were three 2.5 ft by 2.5 ft skylights in it. A roofing company had been there prior to the arrival of the employee and had laid tar paper on the entire length of the roof. The skylights had not been installed yet and the paper was over the openings so that they could not be seen from the rooftop. The employee was walking along the roof to do his patch job when he stepped into the skylight opening on the east end of the roof, and fell approximately 9 ft to the concrete deck. The employee was hospitalized and treated for fractured spine and damaged nerves.

Keywords: ROOF OPENING COVER, SKYLIGHT, FRACTURE, ROOF, BACK, FALL, ROOF OPENING, VERTEBRA

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000	2	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126059237			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Plasterers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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