Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14518872 - Employee killed in 22 ft fall through skylight opening

Accident Summary Nr: 14518872 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 04/23/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1621093	04/26/1984	1791	0	Lafayette Steel Erector Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were tacking wall partitions to the side of a building under construction. Employee #1 was on the roof, walking toward the south side of the building to investigate a delay in positioning of the next wall partition, when he fell through a 4 ft by 4 ft unguarded skylight opening. He fell approximately 22 ft to the ground and was killed.

Keywords: ROOF OPENING COVER, SKYLIGHT, ROOF, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, ROOF OPENING, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1621093			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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