Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202531463 - Employee Suffers Head Trauma in Fall Through Skylight

Accident Summary Nr: 202531463 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 07/06/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313645913	07/18/2012	1791	238120	Inland Erectors Inc

Abstract: At approximately 1:47 p.m. on July 6, 2012, Employee #1 was replacing metal sidings on the roof of a hangar type building. Two coworkers stepped up on the roof and were in the process of removing the existing roofing material. The two coworkers were loosening the bolts on the old corrugated metal roofing sheets using portable hand tools at the same time. Employee #1 stepped back and his foot landed on a 20-year-old frosted green corrugated fiberglass skylight panel. Employee #1 fell 16 ft through the skylight landing face down on the concrete floor. The employee suffered severe head trauma, was hospitalized for four months, and was transferred to an acute care facility.

Keywords: SKYLIGHT, FRACTURE, HEAD, ROOF, SHEET METAL, BOLT, FALL, HAND TOOL, METAL SIDING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1	16

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313645913			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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