Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 147887.015 - Employee is killed in fall through skylight opening

Accident Summary Nr: 147887.015 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 07/14/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1608146.015	07/15/2022		238160	Pro-Prept Inc

Abstract: At 1:21 p.m. on July 14, 2022, Employee #1 was an employee of the roofing contractor, hired by the property management company to remove existing roof material and install new roof material on an existing single story commercial building, office, and warehouse space. Employee #1 was working in the south section of the flat roof, near one of the 4 foot by 8 foot skylights. Employee #1 requested assistance to move one of the skylight domes and was told by the foreman to get away from the skylight, as it was not necessary to be there. Employee #1 proceeded to pick up the skylight dome and stepped forward towards the opening and fell into the skylight opening, falling 20 feet to the ground. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: Commercial Building, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Installing, Roof, Skylight

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1608146.015	30	M	Fatality		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 20 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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