Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200641033 - Employee killed in fall through skylight hole

Accident Summary Nr: 200641033 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 03/30/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302382833	03/30/1999	1541	0	T.P. Enterprises Inc.

Abstract: At 7:30 a.m. on March 30, 1999, Employee #1 and three coworkers were installing new skylights on a single-story renovated warehouse with a new metal roof deck. The 24 skylight holes were 35 in. by 109 in. and had been covered with plywood. Employee #1 and a coworker started installing the first skylight on the northwest roof corner. They pulled back the plywood cover from half of the skylight hole and, at approximately 9:30 a.m., set in the lower 35 in. by 55 in. fiberglass panel. They were installing insulating material when Employee #1 inadvertently stepped into the skylight hole. The fiberglass bottom pan could not support his weight, and he fell approximately 33 ft to the concrete floor of the warehouse. Employee #1 was killed. None of the crew members were using their personal fall protection systems.

Keywords: SKYLIGHT, INSTALLING, ROOF, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SINGLE STORY, ROOF OPENING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302382833			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 33 feet Cause: Other Activities-Post Decking Detail Work Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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