Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 160149.015 - Employee is killed in fall through skylight opening

Accident Summary Nr: 160149.015 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 09/21/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1699064.015	09/22/2023		236118	Dusty Grubbs

Abstract: At 9:44 a.m. on September 21, 2023, an employee working as a roofer for a residential remodeler was working on the top of a detached garage replacing a roof. The employee was working with a crew that included two coworkers when he fell approximately 12 feet through a skylight opening. The employee was not wearing fall protection at the time of the fall and did not receive training on fall protection and the hazards associated with falls. The employee sustained a concussion and died as a result of his injuries

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concussion, Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Harness, Head, Installing, Lifeline, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Remodel, Residential Construction, Roof, Roof Opening, Roofer, Skylight, Training, Untrained, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation				12	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1699064.015	62	M	Fatality		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 12 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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