Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201798618 - Employee injured in fall through skylight opening

Accident Summary Nr: 201798618 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 08/13/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301332912	08/16/2004	1742	238310	R C Drywall Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 12:00 noon on August 13, 2004, Employee #1, of R.C. Drywall, Inc., was told by his foreman-coworker to install plywood covers on skylights at a construction site in Downey, CA. As he was working, a piece of plywood became stuck in a skylight. Employee #1 was trying to free it when he fell 23 ft backward through the skylight, landing on a concrete floor. He was sustained five fractures in his left arm and five injured discs in his lower back. Employee #1 was transported to St Francis Medical Center in Lynwood, CA, where he was hospitalized for a week. The skylight was not guarded. Employee #1 had 13 years of experience. The employer was cited for an cccident-related violation of T8CCR 1670(a).

Keywords: ROOF OPENING COVER, SKYLIGHT, FRACTURE, INSTALLING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ROOF OPENING, LOST BALANCE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1	23

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301332912			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 23 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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