Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 156185.015 - Employee dies from head trauma in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 156185.015 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 05/03/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1669044.015	05/10/2023		238150	Midwest Skylight, L.L.C.

Abstract: On May 3, 2024, an employee working as a construction laborer for a door and window installer was preparing to remove a toe board located directly below a skylight he had just finished installing. The employee fell approximately 20 feet from the roof on which he was working, to a wooden deck located below. The employee struck the deck and came to rest downhill where he struck the ground. The employee died as a result of striking his head on the wooden deck.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Building, Concussion, Construction, Deck, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Guardrail, Harness, Head, Installing, Laborer, Lack of Work Procedures, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Residential Construction, Roof, Skylight, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1669044.015	58	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 20 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Installing windows and doors, glazing Fatality Cause:

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