Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202463857 - Worker Falls Through Skylight and Suffers Multiple Injuries

Accident Summary Nr: 202463857 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 10/06/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310194386	10/06/2006	1731	238210	Foley Building & Electric Systems Inc.

Abstract: On October 6, 2006, an employee worked for Foley Building & Electric Systems Inc., an electrical contractor, which conducted general electrical repair and installations for residential and commercial facilities. The employee was installing lights on top of a commercial facility, when he stepped through a skylight and fell 29 ft to the ground. The employee sustained unspecified injuries. There were no witnesses to the accident. The injured employee was transported to St. John's Regional Medical Center and was hospitalized for about six weeks.

Keywords: SKYLIGHT, FRACTURE, INSTALLING, BUILDING, ELECTRICIAN, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL WORK, LIGHTING, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310194386			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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