Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170716997 - Employee killed in fall through skylight

Accident Summary Nr: 170716997 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 11/18/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111954210	12/03/1996	0724	0	Clark Bros., Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was asked by his supervisor to hand him a broom to clean out a pipe elbow at roof eave height. Instead of staying in the manlift and handing the broom to his supervisor, Employee #1 climbed out and started to sweep. He was moving higher on the roof when he stepped on a corrugated plastic skylight and fell 25 ft to the gin floor. Employee #1 was killed. The roof and skylight were covered with cotton lint and dust and could not be distinguished from one another. Employee #1 and his supervisor were also exposed to falling 15 ft from the roof edge.

Keywords: SKYLIGHT, DUST, ROOF, AGRICULTURE, CLEANING, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, HOUSEKEEPING, WORK SURFACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111954210			Fatality	Concussion	Farm workers

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