Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 172250.015 - Employee dies from head trauma in fall through roof skylight

Accident Summary Nr: 172250.015 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 11/27/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1790725.015	11/27/2024		561790	Wilson Welding Service, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:40 a.m. on November 27, 2024, an employee working as a welder for a welding contractor was removing a pressure washer from a roof. The employee fell through a skylight 22 feet 8 inches to the concrete below. The employee died from head trauma.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Engineering Controls, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Head, Lack of Engineering Controls, Opening, Removing, Roof, Roof Opening, Skull, Skylight, Welder, Work Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1790725.015	21	M	Fatality		Welders and cutters

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