Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100864.015 - Employee falls through skylight and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 100864.015 -- Report ID: 0951510 -- Event Date: 10/10/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1273811.015	10/11/2017		238320	Eddie Gaspar

Abstract: At 1:45 p.m. on October 10, 2017, an employee was setting up materials on a roof to start the application of a primer coat over some pin holes in the roof. The employee stepped onto a fiberglass skylight panel and fell through the panel. The employee fell 33 feet to the lower level and was killed.

Keywords: Fall, Fall Protection, Roof, Skylight

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	40	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1273811.015	45	M	Fatality		Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: 33 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 33 feet Cause: Waterproofing Fatality Cause:

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