Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 149963.015 - Employee scarfing roof dies in fall through skylight

Accident Summary Nr: 149963.015 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 04/01/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1587450.015	04/04/2022		238330	Gulf Coast Flooring & Services, Llc

Abstract: At 8:43 a.m. on April 1, 2022, an employee was operating an AGB Weatherproofing Technologies Scarfer Machine removing spray foam off the roof of a commercial building in preparation for repairs. The employee was walking backwards while pulling the scarfer machine when he tripped and fell onto a skylight. The skylight broke and the employee fell over 36 feet onto the tile floor of the first-floor hallway below. The employee was not wearing fall protection and the skylight was not covered or barricaded. The employee died from blunt force cephalo-cervical trauma.

Keywords: Abrasion, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broke, Commercial Building, Construction, Contusion, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Head, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, Roof, Roof Opening, Roofer, Site Preparation , Skylight, Spine, Tripped, Unguarded, Walking Backward

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1587450.015	42	M	Fatality		Roofers: Helpers

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