Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123021.015 - Employee is killed in fall through skylight

Accident Summary Nr: 123021.015 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 01/07/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1454425.015	01/09/2020		238160	Lr Steel Building Erectors, Llc.

Abstract: At 12:30 p.m. on January 7, 2020, Employee #1 and coworkers, employed by a steel erection company, were engaged in re-roofing activity at a recycling center. Employee #1 was removing metal sheeting from the roof, which had a pitch of 1:12. He stepped backward and fell through a skylight. The employee fell 16 feet head first and struck the concrete surface. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: Concrete, Construction, Dismantling, Fall, Fall Protection, Head, Metal Sheet, Roof, Skylight, Struck Against, Walking Backward

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Other			1	16	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1454425.015	23	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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