Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170133391 - Employee dies after falling through roof skylight opening

Accident Summary Nr: 170133391 -- Report ID: 1054118 -- Event Date: 06/28/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123746026	06/29/1993	1751	0	Meyer Property Improvement Inc

Abstract: At approximately 1:45 p.m. on June 28, 1993, Employee #1 was sheeting a roof that also required skylights to be installed. The openings for the skylights were already cut. Employee #1 was moving 4 foot by 8 foot sheets of plywood close to one of these unguarded skylight openings. Stepping backward, Employee #1 fell through the opening to a concrete floor. Employee #1, suffering multiple injuries, died the next day at the hospital.

Keywords: SKYLIGHT, ROOF, PANELBOARD, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ROOF OPENING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123746026			Fatality	Other	Carpenters

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