Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201493731 - Employee Is Injured in Fall Through Skylight

Accident Summary Nr: 201493731 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 01/29/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120216395	06/16/2010	4813	517110	At & T

Abstract: On January 29, 2010, Employee #1 was assigned to raise the telephone line on the pole to make clearance for trucks. Employee #1 was working off of a roof on a power pole next to the building. Employee #1 raised himself up and carried some tools on the roof next to the power pole. As Employee #1 walked back to get the rest of his tools, he stepped through the building skylight and fell 15 feet to the shop floor. The injury occurred at a customer's auto repair shop. Employee #1 was taken to Fresno Community Hospital for Treatment. The incident was reported to Cal OSHA on February 1, 2010.

Keywords: SKYLIGHT, CLEARANCE, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, POWER LINE WORKER, FALL, ROOF OPENING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120216395			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Telephone installers and repairers

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