Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200600401 - Employee killed in fall through skylight

Accident Summary Nr: 200600401 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 09/24/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302337720	09/24/1998	1742	0	Texas State Plastering L.L.C.

Abstract: Employee #1, age 20, was working at a residential construction site when he fell 17 1/2 ft through a tarpaper-covered skylight opening. He died of head injuries sustained in the fall.

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

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1	17	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302337720			Fatality	Concussion	Plasterers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 17 feet Cause: Plastering Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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