Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201351335 - Employee dies when he falls through unguraded roof opening

Accident Summary Nr: 201351335 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 01/17/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303982854	01/18/2001	1761	0	Pedroni'S Cast Stone, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303982847	01/18/2001	1761	0	Vasile Danciu

Abstract: Employee #1 and another worker were on a roof repairing a leak. The roof was in poor condition due to water damage and had ten skylights which were covered by thin plastic. The building was approximately 23 ft high. The roof had not had been checked to ensure that it could be walked upon, or that the skylights were covered or protected in a fashion to prevent someone from falling through them. Employee #1 either sat or stepped onto a skylight and fell through. Employee #1 died from multiple injuries, including broken ribs and a fractured skull.

Keywords: SKYLIGHT, FRACTURE, UNGUARDED FL OPENING, STRUCK AGAINST, SKULL, RIB, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303982854			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 23 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof
2	303982847					Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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