Vehicle Safety
Recalls Search 320,000+ NHTSA safety recalls Complaints 2.1M+ consumer safety complaints TSBs 4.7M technical service bulletins VIN Lookup Decode any vehicle VIN instantly OBD Codes 12,000+ diagnostic trouble codes Fuel Economy EPA MPG data for all vehicles Statistics Recall trends & safety analysis
Consumer Safety
Product Safety 9,700+ CPSC product recalls Food Safety 28,600+ FDA food recalls Pet Safety 1.3M FDA animal adverse events Drug Safety 17,500+ FDA drug recalls Device Safety 38,400+ FDA device recalls Workplace Safety 102,900+ OSHA injury reports
Infrastructure
Bridge Safety 624,000 bridge inspections Aviation Safety 30,000+ NTSB aviation events Dam Safety 92,600 dam safety records Water Safety 433,000+ public water systems Railroad Safety 438,000+ rail crossings Pipeline Safety 8,800+ pipeline incidents
Public Health
Nursing Homes 14,700 CMS rated facilities Environmental 80,000+ hazardous sites & releases

BP Roofing Inc.

Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet — Intracranial injuries, unspecified — CAPE CORAL, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at BP Roofing Inc. in CAPE CORAL, FLORIDA
Employer BP Roofing Inc. Report ID 2016010309
Address 1008 SE 12th Ave. City, State ZIP CAPE CORAL, FLORIDA 33993
Event Date January 13, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Intracranial injuries, unspecified Body Part Brain
Event Type Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet Source of Injury Skylights
Industry (NAICS) 238160 Inspection # 1120819
GPS Coordinates 26.63000, -81.94000

Incident Narrative

While attempting to load the panel used to cover the skylight on the roof, an employee fell approximately 9 feet through the skylight and hit his head on the ground below.

Incident Summary

On January 13, 2016, a worker at BP Roofing Inc. in CAPE CORAL, FLORIDA suffered intracranial injuries, unspecified to the brain. The incident was classified as fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet, with skylights identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 163 severe injury reports involving "Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet injuries.

See all reports for BP Roofing Inc..

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Apr 26, 2017 5 Star Solutions ROSWELL, GEORGIA Fractures Hosp.
Mar 2, 2015 DICK OTKE CONSTRUCTION JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI Fractures Hosp.
Jan 7, 2019 Helix Construction and General Contracting LINCOLN, NEBRASKA Fractures Hosp.
May 26, 2016 Weir Oil and Gas SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA Fractures Hosp.
Jan 10, 2018 Montesano Brothers Inc. CHAPPAQUA, NEW YORK Fractures Hosp.
Jun 24, 2021 Sunrun LONGWOOD, FLORIDA Fractures Hosp.
Jul 27, 2016 CON-TECH CARPENTRY, INC. COLUMBIA, ILLINOIS Fractures Hosp.
Jul 28, 2017 Electrical Corporation of America, Inc. DE SOTO, KANSAS Intracranial injuries, unspecified Hosp.

About This OSHA Report

This is a severe injury report filed with OSHA. Employers are required to report all work-related fatalities and severe injuries within 8 to 24 hours. Browse more reports by industry or state below.

Browse All Injury Reports Workplace Safety Stats Workplace Safety Home
Browse All Injury Reports