Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 114333.015 - Employee falls through access hatch and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 114333.015 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 01/08/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1375566.015	01/08/2019		339950	Dhs Sign Service, Ltd.

Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on January 8, 2019, an employee was working in a dog house located on the roof of the building testing and replacing lighting ballasts of a commercial sign. The coworker returned to the store interior to turn on the breakers for the sign while the employee was finishing up some work. Upon returning, the coworker found that the employee had fallen through an access hatch and landed approximately 25 feet below. The employee struck his head on the concrete and was killed due to blunt force trauma to his head and neck.

Keywords: Concrete Slab, Fall, Hatch, Head, Struck Against

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1375566.015	50	M	Fatality		Installers And Repairers

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