Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201129897 - Employee Seriously Injured Falling Through Skylight

Accident Summary Nr: 201129897 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 04/17/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315775643	04/18/2013	1541	236220	Oltmans Construction Co.

Abstract: At approximately 7:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 17, 2013, an incident occurred as Employee #1 and h coworkers, were going to set up a tall scaffold. Employee #1 and his coworkers commenced to construct the scaffold. They prepared this scaffold for the plasterers. One coworker tied one side of the scaffold on to the top part of the building for stabilization. From the scaffold, Employee #1 went on to the roof of top of the building. While on the roof top, Employee #1 walked on to the opposite side of the scaffold in order to tie up the other side on to the building. While Employee #1 was walking on top of the building to the other side of the scaffold, he stepped on plywood and fell through the cover of a skylight opening. Employee #1 fell and landed on to a metal stairs and concrete slab material. This employee suffered a serious injury and was treated at a local hospital for over 24 hours for his multiple fractures.

Keywords: SKYLIGHT, ROOF, HEALTH CARE FACILITY, STAIR LANDING, FALL, CONCRETE, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	3	36

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315775643			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 26 feet Cause: Exterior cladding Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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