Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14401632 - Employee killed in fall through skylight

Accident Summary Nr: 14401632 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 01/03/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100793439	01/04/1989	1721	0	Ruvaldt Painting Contractor
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101432003	01/04/1989	5023	0	L D Brinkman Co., Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a 100 ft water hose to wash off a parapet wall on a roof above the dock area at the 6D Brinkman Company building in Irving, TX. He was pulling the water hose by an attached rope while walking backward when he tripped over an 8 in. aluminum curb around a skylight and went through the skylight glass. He fell 30 ft, landing on a concrete floor inside the warehouse. Employee #1 fractured his skull and sustained cranio-cerebral injuries. He was killed.

Keywords: WORK RULES, SKULL, TRIPPED, WALKING BACKWARD, SKYLIGHT, FRACTURE, ROOF, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, BRAIN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100793439			Fatality	Fracture	Painters, construction and maintenance
2	101432003					Occupation Not Listed

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