Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202485843 - Employee injured in fall through skylight cover

Accident Summary Nr: 202485843 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 08/23/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310416128	09/04/2007	1711	238220	Carson Mechanical Inc

Abstract: On August 23, 2007, Employee #1 and a coworker were installing an HVAC system on the roof of a commercial building. Employee #1 was walking behind the coworker when he dropped through a skylight cover and fell approximately 20 ft onto a cement floor. He sustained serious injuries, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: SKYLIGHT, GUARDRAIL, INSTALLING, ROOF, BARRIER GUARD, OBSTRUCTED VIEW, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310416128			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Heating, air conditioning, and refrig. mechanics	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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