Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 149056.015 - Employee is killed in fall through skylight

Accident Summary Nr: 149056.015 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 08/22/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1616572.015	08/22/2022		238990	Beacon Sales Acquisition, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:40 p.m. on August 22, 2022, an employee and three coworkers were on the roof of a warehouse that was about 30 feet in height spreading roofing material unloaded by the National 900A Crane. The employees accessed the roof through a fixed ladder located on one side of the building. The warehouse roof had 29 skylights and the employee was not wearing any fall protection equipment. The employee fell though one of the unguarded skylights to the ground below. The employee was taken to the hospital by ambulance, where he died.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concrete Floor, Crane, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Head, Roof, Roofer, Skylight, Unguarded, Warehouse

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair			3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1616572.015	27	M	Fatality		Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: 0 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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