Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201691235 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Roof While Placing Skylight

Accident Summary Nr: 201691235 -- Report ID: 0950662 -- Event Date: 04/06/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301279188	05/06/2004	1761	238160	Rain Ryder Roofing

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on April 6, 2004, Employee #1 sustained a serious injury, while replacing a skylight in San Diego, California. Employee #1 was employed by RainRyder Roofing, Inc., which was contracted to replace four skylights and tear off an asphalt tar roof and replace it with a new roof. Any roof openings not being worked on were covered up with 4 foot by 8 foot plywood sheets. Employee #1 was kneeling down over the skylight area performing prep work when he fell through the opening onto the interior concrete floor. A coworker was positioned on other side of the skylight opening. Employee #1 suffered head injuries from falling approximately 12 feet through the skylight opening. Employee #1 was driven by paramedics to Sharp Hospital in San Diego, where he was hospitalized for upwards of a month due to brain swelling.

Keywords: SKYLIGHT, ROOF, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CONCUSSION, ROOF OPENING, BRAIN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	1	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301279188			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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