Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201102936 - Employee Is Injured In Fall Through Skylight Opening
Accident: 201102936 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 09/24/2002 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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125749788 | 10/15/2002 | 1542 | The Mcdonald Glenn Company | ||||
On September 24, 2002, Employee #1, working for a roofing contractor, was loading sheets of plywood onto a flat roof when he picked up a piece of plywood that had been lying on the roof. As he walked forward, Employee #1 fell 16 feet through a skylight opening that had been covered up by the board. He suffered multiple facial fractures, broken teeth, and fractures to both wrists. He was hospitalized with his injuries. | |||||||
Keywords:
roof opening cover, skylight, fracture, unsecured, construction, roofer, fall, roof opening, face, wrist
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Commercial building | New project or new addition | $50,000 to $250,000 | 1 | ||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 125749788 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Carpenters | FallDist: FallHt:16 Cause: Other Activities-Post Decking Detail Work FatCause: Fall, other |