Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202465498 - Employee hospitalized after fall through skylight

Accident Summary Nr: 202465498 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 07/22/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310198841	07/25/2007	1761	238160	Performance Tear Off

Abstract: On July 22, 2007, Employee #1, a laborer, was on one of two 12-member crews tearing off the roof from a single-story industrial building undergoing renovation in Los Angeles, CA. As they were working, he fell, head first, through the pane of a skylight and dropped 23 ft, landing on a concrete surface. Employee #1 struck a sprinkler pipe during his fall; this re-oriented him so that he hit the concrete feet-first. He sustained injuries to his left leg and was transported to Providence Holy Cross Hospital for treatment. At the time of the accident, there were no guardrails or barrierguards in place to prevent a worker from falling through a skylight. The employer was cited for an accident-related violation, serious of T8CCR 3212(e).

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

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	1	23

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310198841			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 23 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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