Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 115869.015 - Employee is killed in fall through skylight

Accident Summary Nr: 115869.015 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 05/01/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1397485.015	05/01/2019		238120	Metal Systems F&E, Llc

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on May 1, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was working on the roof of a two-story commercial building. He was wearing a fall protection harness and a 6-foot shock-absorbing lanyard but was not tied off. The roof had several skylights covered with two-millimeter-thick plastic panels painted the same grey color as the surrounding roof decking. Employee #1 was removing screws from a skylight cover when he fell through the uncovered skylight to the concrete floor, a fall height of approximately 18 feet. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: Concrete, Construction, Cover, Fall, Fall Protection, Roof, Skylight, Unguarded, Unguarded Fl Opening, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1397485.015	50	M	Fatality		Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: 18 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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