Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14316855 - Employee killed in fall through skylight

Accident Summary Nr: 14316855 -- Report ID: 0317000 -- Event Date: 03/28/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102940426	03/31/1997	1791	0	Steel Suppliers Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was working approximately 50 ft high on tubular steel, securing loose decking. He noticed that a welding lead that they were using earlier had been damaged: the insulation had been stripped away, exposing the cable so that the welding lead was touching the tubular steel. When Employee #1 went to move the cable he fell through an undecked skylight opening. He was killed.

Keywords: SKYLIGHT, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STEEL ERECTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ROOF OPENING, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	50	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	102940426			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 50 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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