Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 152629.015 - Employee is killed in fall through skylight

Accident Summary Nr: 152629.015 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 01/05/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1642024.015	01/05/2023		238990	Chain Oilfield Services

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on January 5, 2023, an employee was removing metal sheets of roof material with coworkers during a demolition project. The employee was not wearing a harness or utilizing any other type of fall protection. The employee was on the roof lifting the metal and while crossing the roof with one end of the metal he stepped through an unmarked skylight. The employee fell 20 feet to the concrete floor below and died due to blunt force trauma to his head and body.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Carry, Demolition, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Head, Metal Sheet, Roof, Roof Panel, Skylight, Torso

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Demolition			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1642024.015	38	M	Fatality		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: 20 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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