Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14550768 - EMPLOYEE FELL THROUGH SKYLIGHT WHILE WORKING ON ROOF

Accident Summary Nr: 14550768 -- Report ID: 1032500 -- Event Date: 10/22/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17729393	10/24/1986	1761	0	Rainbow Construction Company

Abstract: ON OCTOBER 22, 1986, AT APPROXIMATELY 9 AM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PLACING HOLD DOWN CLIPS ON A NEW ROOF AS PART OF A ROOF INSTALLATION JOB. SHORTLY AFTER HE PASSED BY ANOTHER WORKER ON THE ROOF, HE EITHER STEPPED THROUGH, OR FELL THROUGH, A SKYLIGHT MADE OF FIBERGLASS PANELING. HE FELL 30 FEET TO THE FLOOR, SUFFERING FATAL HEAD INJURIES.

Keywords: SKYLIGHT, HEAD, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, ROOF OPENING, LOST BALANCE, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17729393			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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