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Jenkintown Building Services, Inc.

Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet — Fractures — PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Jenkintown Building Services, Inc. in PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Jenkintown Building Services, Inc. Report ID 2023065766
Address 6401 Martins Mill Rd City, State ZIP PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19111
Event Date June 28, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet Source of Injury Skylights
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 561790 Inspection # 1681174
GPS Coordinates 40.04000, -75.09000

Incident Narrative

An employee was on a first-floor roof cleaning windows with a pole when he fell through a skylight approximately 15-20 feet to the ground, resulting in a fractured left hip and fractured vertebrae in his neck.

Incident Summary

On June 28, 2023, a worker at Jenkintown Building Services, Inc. in PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet, with skylights identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 160 severe injury reports involving "Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet injuries.

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