Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201167590 - Plumber Is Injured in Fall Through Skylight

Accident Summary Nr: 201167590 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 03/25/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126160886	04/10/2006	1711	238220	Manuel Uribe'S Plumbing

Abstract: At approximately 10:30 a.m. on March 25, 2006, Employee #1 had accessed a roof using a metal ladder. While pulling the ladder up to reposition it to another location, he stepped backwards into an unguarded roof opening. Employee #1 fell 9 ft to the floor of a mezzanine. He was treated at Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital for fractured ribs, contusions, and nerve damage on his left arm.

Keywords: SKYLIGHT, FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, ROOF, LADDER, RIB, FALL, ROOF OPENING, WALKING BACKWARD, UNGUARDED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126160886			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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