Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121504.015 - Employee is killed in fall through unguarded skylight

Accident Summary Nr: 121504.015 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 11/04/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1443587.015	11/04/2019		238220	Superior Heating & Air, Llc

Abstract: At 1:25 p.m. on October 4, 2019, Employee #1 and a coworker were on the roof, wrapping an evaporative air cooler, Model D8801, with plastic stretch film. After repeatedly passing the evaporative cooler, Employee #1 then walked backwards, within a few inches of an unprotected skylight, and accidentally fell through the skylight, landing on a rubber covered concrete floor. As a result, Employee #1 sustained severe head injuries, broken bones and died.

Keywords: Air Conditioner, Concrete, Construction, Floor Hole, Floor Opening, Fracture, Guard, Guardrail, Head, Leading Edge, Leaning over, Lost Balance, Lost consciousness, Obstructed Rear View, Roof, Skylight, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1443587.015	53	M	Fatality

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