Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 114525.015 - Employee falls through skylight opening, injures head and ba

Accident Summary Nr: 114525.015 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 01/08/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1370941.015	01/14/2019		236116	Alexander Yeung

Abstract: At 3:53 p.m. on January 8, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was installing equipment and appliances at a six-unit multifamily residential building under construction. When the air flow was tested, no flow was apparent. The employee went onto the roof decking to investigate. He fell through a skylight opening, a fall height of 12 feet. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for head and back injuries.

Keywords: Back, Fall, Fall Protection, Head, Installing, Residential Construction, Roof, Roof Decking, Roof Opening, Skylight, Ventilation

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
		New project or new addition				12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1370941.015	39	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenter

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