Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202540555 - Employee Is Injured in Fall Through Skylight

Accident Summary Nr: 202540555 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 04/25/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300870409	05/01/2009	1761	238160	Intercon Contractors Inc.

Abstract: On April 25, 2009, Employee #1, a construction foreman, was working on a commercial building remodeling project. He was pulling a piece of plywood and walking backwards on the roof. He fell 11.33 feet through an unsecured, improperly covered skylight to the next level. Employee #1 suffered multiple injuries including a broken right jaw, a broken left wrist and a left ear canal rupture. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: BOARD, SKYLIGHT, FRACTURE, UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, WALKING BACKWARD, FACE, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300870409			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 4 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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