Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 73721.015 - Project manager falls through skylight and sustains multiple

Accident Summary Nr: 73721.015 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 01/16/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1019699.015	01/21/2015		236220	Iam Construction, Llc

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on January 16, 2015, Employee #1, a project superintendent for a construction company, was working at a multiemployer construction project for a commercial building, a detailing facility for an auto/truck dealership. He was on the rooftop taking photographs when he took a step backward. He fell through a skylight to the concrete floor, a fall height of 16 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for fractures of both arms and both legs.

Keywords: Arm, Building, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Leg, Roof, Skylight, Walking Backward

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1	15

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1019699.015	61	M	Hospitalized injury		Managers and administrators, n.e.c	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Emplacing reinforcing steel Fatality Cause:

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