Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170052872 - Employee dies in fall through skylight

Accident Summary Nr: 170052872 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 04/01/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115607384	04/04/1994	1711	0	Dennis Air Conditioning

Abstract: On April 1, 1994, Employee #1 went on top of the roof of a mattress manufacturer that was closed for Good Friday to perform service work on 12 evaporative coolers. Sometime between 9:30 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., he fell through a Solar Industries, Inc., skylight measuring 94 1/2 in. long by 50 1/2 in. wide. He landed approximately 32 feet below the rooftop on the concrete floor. The skylight was 10 feet east of the evaporative cooler that he had been servicing. Employee #1 suffered contusions, abrasions, and lacerations from the fall and died.

Keywords: SKYLIGHT, MAINTENANCE, ROOF, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, ABRASION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CONTUSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115607384			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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