Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 150357.015 - Employee falls through skylight while roofing, later dies

Accident Summary Nr: 150357.015 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 10/10/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1627299.015	10/11/2022		238160	Bss Roofing, Llc

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on October 10, 2022, an employee was working on a roofing crew covering fiberglass skylight panels with metal. The crew had to cover 12 skylights before installing a new thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) roof ing system over an existing metal roof. The employee stepped onto one of the uncovered skylight panels and the panel gave way. The employee fell through the opening approximately 18 feet to the concrete floor below. He incurred head trauma and died four days later.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concrete Floor, Concussion, Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fiberglass, Fracture, Head, Installing, Metal Sheet, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Roof, Roof Opening, Roof Opening Cover, Roofer, Skylight, Walking Surface, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Alteration or rehabilitation				18	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1627299.015	22	M	Fatality		Roof Repair: Sheet Metal	Distance of Fall: 18 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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