Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202495214 - Employee Is Injured in Fall Through Skylight

Accident Summary Nr: 202495214 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 11/09/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309897858	11/09/2006	1761	238160	Taurus Roof Services Inc., Dba Waterproofing Assoc

Abstract: At approximately 7:45 a.m. on November 9, 2006, a crew of six employees was removing the plastic domed skylight above a stairway. When Employee #1, an apprentice roofer, attempting to climb over the skylight, it failed. He then fell approximately 15 ft, striking a metal railing while falling. He was hospitalized for unspecified fractures.

Keywords: SKYLIGHT, FRACTURE, STAIR, COVER, ROOF, STRUCK AGAINST, INEXPERIENCE, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

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	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309897858			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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