Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 139387.015 - Employee falls through skylight and is killed by blunt force

Accident Summary Nr: 139387.015 -- Report ID: 0454716 -- Event Date: 09/22/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1554214.015	09/22/2021		238210	Shoffnerkalthoff Mechanical Electrical Service, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on September 22, 2021, an employee accessed a roof to evaluate the best route for a plumbing vent install. While walking on the roof, the employee stepped onto a skylight, fell approximately nineteen feet, and was killed by blunt force trauma.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Fall, Fall Protection, Installing, Roof, Skylight

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation				20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1554214.015	33	M	Fatality		Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices	Distance of Fall: 19 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 19 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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