Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170068928 - Employee injured when he falls through skylight opening

Accident Summary Nr: 170068928 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 04/05/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119595379	05/06/1994	1521	0	James H. Selfridge Builders, Incorporated

Abstract: Employee #1, the site superintendent on the 4:12 roof of a sun room, was attempting to cover skylight openings with felt roofing paper because he was expecting rain. The employee said that he momentarily forgot the location of the covered skylight openings and stepped through one. He fell 11 ft and landed on his back, fracturing a vertebra. The employee was working approximately 21 ft above the ground without fall protection.

Keywords: SKYLIGHT, FRACTURE, ROOF, WORK RULES, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, VERTEBRA, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119595379			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors, n.e.c.

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