Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202597779 - Employee Is Injured in Fall Through Skylight

Accident Summary Nr: 202597779 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 04/07/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310606678	05/12/2009	1711	238220	Tmci,Inc. Dba Kunert Electric

Abstract: At approximately 12:00 p.m. on April 07, 2009, was using a water hose to wash down the coils of an HVAC that was located on the roof of an office building by using a water hose. The roof was flat and had a fiberglass skylight that measured 98.5 inches by 50.5 inches. While Employee #1 was standing about 2 feet from the skylight, he knelt down to wash the bottom of the HVAC unit. As Employee #1 stood up, he lost his balance and fell on the cover of the skylight. The skylight shattered and Employee #1 fell 29 feet to the concrete floor below, landing on his left side. Employee #1 was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was hospitalized and treated for fractures on his left hip, ribs, and ankle. Additionally, Employee #1 under went surgery to remove his spleen.

Keywords: SKYLIGHT, FRACTURE, MECHANIC, STRUCK AGAINST, RIB, FALL, LOST BALANCE, HIP, ANKLE

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310606678			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Helpers, mechanics and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 29 feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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