Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200202992 - Employee killed in fall through fiberglass skylight

Accident Summary Nr: 200202992 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 09/21/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310955935	09/22/2007	1791	238120	Southern Classic Builders

Abstract: On September 21, 2007, Employee #1 was working on the skylights of a building. He was kneeling down on the steel roof deck, removing the fiberglass skylight, when he either put his weight on his hand on the skylight, or he fell over onto the skylight. Employee #1 went through the fiberglass cover and fell, head first, 18 ft onto the concrete floor. He died of injuries sustained in the accident. The skylights were neither guarded nor otherwise protected.

Keywords: ROOF OPENING COVER, SKYLIGHT, HEAD, ROOF, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ROOF OPENING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310955935			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 19 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Flashing Of Decking Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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