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Accident Summary Nr: 201149283 - Employee killed in fall through skylight
Accident Summary Nr: 201149283 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 11/01/2007
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
| 309299675 | 11/01/2007 | 1711 | 238220 | Barr Engineering Inc |
Abstract:
At approximately 1:00 p.m. on November 1, 2007, Employee #1, a salesman, and a coworker/technician, were engaged in preventative maintenance of the HVAC system for a commercial building. The units were located on the roof, which was shared between Buildings A and B. There were 13 unguarded skylights on the roof of Building A and 15 unguarded skylights on the roof of Building B. Employee #1 was apparently hosing coil cleaner compound off the Building B side of the roof when he lost track of his position. He stumbled onto a skylight, broke through the shell, and fell approximately 30 ft to the concrete floor. Employee #1 was transported by ambulance to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead due to multiple traumatic injuries.
Keywords:
SKYLIGHT, GUARDRAIL, ROOF, BARRIER GUARD, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, INATTENTION
Accident Details
| End Use |
Project Type |
Project Cost |
Stories |
Non-building Height |
Fatality |
| Commercial building |
Maintenance or repair |
$50,000 to $250,000 |
1 |
30 |
X |
Employee Details
| Employee # |
Inspection Nr |
Age |
Sex |
Degree of Injury |
Nature of Injury |
Occupation |
| 1 |
309299675 |
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|
Fatality |
Other |
Sales engineers |