Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 156970.015 - Employee falls through skylight, dies next day

Accident Summary Nr: 156970.015 -- Report ID: 0454714 -- Event Date: 06/02/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1675158.015	06/06/2023		238160	Iron Core Construction

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on June 2, 2023, Employee #1 was installing screws to a finished metal roof panel on a roof at a commercial job site, when he reached for something. Employee#1 fell head-first through a skylight opening, covered by insulation, to the concrete floor approximately 20 feet below. Employee#1 impacted the concrete floor headfirst and was hospitalized with extensive head trauma and died the following day due to his injuries.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Concrete Floor, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Head, Installing, Roof, Roof Panel, Screw, Skylight

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1675158.015	25	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 20 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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