Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201639713 - Employee Sustains Fractures in Fall Through Skylight

Accident Summary Nr: 201639713 -- Report ID: 1054111 -- Event Date: 09/15/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314966540	09/20/2010	1791	238130	West Side Iron Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314966581	09/20/2010	1629	237990	Stacy & Witbeck Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314966532	09/20/2010	1622	237310	Hamilton Construction Co (Oregon)

Abstract: On September 15, 2010, an employee was working for a steel framing contractor. He disconnected his safety lanyard from its attachment on a man basket and stepped onto a roof. He fell through a skylight, striking the ground 20 feet below. He sustained multiple fractures, and he was hospitalized. There were three entries on the injury line, as there were several employers at this project's worksite.

Keywords: LANYARD, WALKING SURFACE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, AERIAL LIFT, SKYLIGHT, FRACTURE, ROOF, CONSTRUCTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000		20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314966540	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.
2	314966581			Occupation not reported
3	314966532			Occupation not reported

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