Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201072816 - Employee Is Injured in Fall Through Skylight

Accident Summary Nr: 201072816 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 02/19/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310815196	04/28/2008	1711	238220	Ra Hughes Ent. Inc Dba Hughes Heating & Ac

Abstract: On February 19, 2008, Employee #1, an HVAC Technician, was doing preparatory work for the installation of two heat pack units on the roof of a building. He fell 20 ft through a skylight to a concrete floor. Employee #1 was hospitalized at Sharp Memorial Hospital for a fractured pelvis, a fractured right shoulder, trauma to his spine and other unspecified injuries. The skylights reportedly had no warning systems or guards.

Keywords: SKYLIGHT, FRACTURE, ROOF, SHOULDER, VENTILATION, SPINE, PELVIS, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UNGUARDED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	1	24

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310815196			Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 24 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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