Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201172236 - Employee injured in fall through skylight

Accident Summary Nr: 201172236 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 12/23/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125820019	12/24/2002	1761	238160	Sam Williams Construction

Abstract: On December 23, 2002, Employee #1 was repairing the roof of an animal auction yard. He accessed the roof using a ladder. After ascending the ladder, he began walking out onto the roof of the stock pens. As he traveled across the roof, he placed his foot on a sky light made of fiberglass material. The fiberglass could not hold his weight and broke. He fell 14-ft, striking a concrete floor. The impact of the fall caused several injuries, including a head laceration, a punctured lung and a fractured rib. He was hospitalized for medical treatment and then released.

Keywords: SKYLIGHT, FRACTURE, HEAD, ROOF, LACERATION, RIB, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	14

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125820019			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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