Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200641108 - Employee killed in fall through skylight

Accident Summary Nr: 200641108 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 08/12/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302384631	08/13/1999	1541	0	Environmental Structures, Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302384656	08/13/1999	1791	0	All Steel Construction
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302384623	08/13/1999	1742	0	Delta T Construction Company, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:45 p.m. on August 12, 1999, Employee #1 was part of a crew of about 24 workers who were finishing installing insulation on the roof deck of a warehouse under construction. Twelve temporary employees were instructed to pack up, pending the arrival of a bus to transport them from the jobsite. Employee #1 inadvertently picked up a marked, unsecured wooden cover over a 3 ft square skylight hole and then accidentally stepped into the opening, falling approximately 31 ft to the earthen ground. He was transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead at approximately 2:00 p.m.

Keywords: UNSECURED PANEL, FALL, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, ROOFER, ROOF OPENING, SKYLIGHT, INSTALLING, ROOF, CONSTRUCTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302384631			Occupation Not Listed	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
2	302384656			Occupation Not Listed	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
3	302384623	Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 31 feet Cause: Other Activities-Post Decking Detail Work Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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