Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 125319.015 - Employee is killed in fall through skylight

Accident Summary Nr: 125319.015 -- Report ID: 0454713 -- Event Date: 04/07/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1472242.015	04/08/2020		238910	John Hurd

Abstract: 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 metal roof panels for salvage. The employee stepped on a fiberglass skylight, which collapsed. He fell through the skylight, a fall height of 18 feet, and struck the concrete floor. Employee #1, who sustained traumatic injuries to his abdomen, 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		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Demolition			1	18	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1472242.015	39	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: 18 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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