Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200850311 - Employee killed in fall through skylight

Accident Summary Nr: 200850311 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 03/14/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300613650	03/14/1997	1711	0	Environmental Systems Of New York Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was working next to and above an uncovered skylight as he tried to recover Freon from a rooftop air conditioning unit. During this operation, he fell two and one-half stories through a pane of glass on the skylight, landing in the basement. Employee #1 was killed. He probably fell from the pipes that were in front of the air conditioning unit. Employee #1 was working alone and there were no witnesses to the accident.

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

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300613650			Fatality	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 26 feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Connecting Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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