Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 174351.015 - Two employees sustain fatal injuries, fall through skylight

Accident Summary Nr: 174351.015 -- Report ID: 0257230 -- Event Date: 02/12/2025
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1804432.015	02/14/2025		237130	Kayros Energy Llc

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on February 12, 2025, Employee #1 and Employee #2 were working as electrical installers for a building equipment contractor installing solar panels on a commercial building roof. Employee #1 was walking on the roof when he stepped on a skylight and fell through. Employee #2 tried to grab him and they fell through the opening together, sustaining fatal injuries.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Building, Commercial Building, Concussion, Construction, Contusion, Electrical Work, Engineering Controls, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Head, Installing, Lack of Engineering Controls, Opening, Roof, Roof Opening, Roof Opening Cover, Skylight, Solar, Solar Array, Unguarded, Walking Surface, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition				28	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1804432.015	26	M	Fatality		Electrical power installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: 28 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 28 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:
2	1804432.015	50	M	Fatality		Electrical power installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: 28 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 28 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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