Accident Report Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 125319.015 - Employee Is Killed In Fall Through Skylight

**Accident: 125319.015 -- Report ID: 0454713 -- Event Date: 04/07/2020**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1472242.015	04/08/2020		John Hurd

At 4:45 p.m. on April 7, 2020, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was working at the demolition of a warehouse. He was on the roof and removing m etal roof panels for salvage. The employee stepped on a fiberglass skylight, wh ich collapsed. He fell through the skylight, a fall height of 18 feet, and stru ck the concrete floor. Employee #1, who sustained traumatic injuries to his abd omen, chest, and head, was killed.

Keywords: abdomen, blunt force trauma, chest, concrete, construction, demolition, fall, head, skylight, structural collapse, unsecured, warehouse

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Other building		Demolition			1	18	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	1472242.015	39	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction	FallDist: 18 FallHt:18 Cause: Demolition FatCause:

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