Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 167651.015 - Employee dies from head trauma in fall through skylight

Accident Summary Nr: 167651.015 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 06/18/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1757015.015	06/20/2024		238990	Black And Yellow Coring Llc

Abstract: At 6:30 p.m. on June 18, 2024, an employee working as a construction laborer for a specialty trade contractor had been drilling cores. The employee was in the process of setting up to drill the last core of the day. The core was supposed to be an 8-inch circle from which to run wires. There was some downtime available for the employee and coworkers on the crew to relax before starting to drill. The employee had leaned against a raised domed skylight. Upon applying his weight to the skylight, it gave way. This caused the employee to fall down to the lower level. The employee's hard hat hit the skylight dome and fell off as he fell causing him to directly impact the lower level. The employee died from blunt force trauma to his head.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Break, Building, Commercial Building, Concussion, Construction, Drilling, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Hard Hat, Head, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Skylight, Unprotected, Unsafe Position, Unstable Position, Unstable Surface

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	1757015.015	23	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 14 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Cutting concrete pavement Fatality Cause:

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