Accident Report Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 117180.015 - Employee Falls Through Skylight And Is Killed

**Accident: 117180.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 03/14/2019**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1387139.015	03/19/2019		Jupiter Metal Roofing

At 11:45 a.m. on March 14, 2019, an employee was removing and re-installing meta l decking throughout a commercial building. As employees removed and re-installe d the metal decking, they would place the old metal decking over the skylights o n the roof. Employee #1 was working as a laborer who was removing the old metal decking and removing the old roof jacks. Employee #1 walked beyond the extensio n ladder "safe zone" (attempted CDZ) and fell through the skylight and was kille d.

Keywords: fall, roof, skylight

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			1	17	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	1387139.015	35	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Steel Erection Of Open Web Steel Joists-Connecting FatCause:

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