Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201981453 - Employee injured in fall through skylight opening

Accident Summary Nr: 201981453 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 03/15/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126979491	12/23/1997	1751	0	Rls Carpentry, Incorporated

Abstract: On March 15, 1999, Employee #1 was working on the roof of a new office and warehouse building under construction when he fell through a skylight hole. He dropped 20 ft and landed on a concrete surface. Employee #1 sustained serious injuries, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: ROOF OPENING COVER, SKYLIGHT, ROOF, BARRIER GUARD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, ROOF OPENING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126979491			Hospitalized injury	Other	Carpenter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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