Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201350675 - Employee Killed In Fall Thru Roof Skylight

Accident Summary Nr: 201350675 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 12/07/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110139177	12/08/1998	1799	0	Florida Rain Gutters, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was removing an existing rain gutter from the roof of an aircraft hanger while two other employees were taking measurements on a different section of the hanger. The hanger ranged from 24-ft-to-55-ft in height. On the hanger roof were eleven skylights that were covered with corrugated fiberglass. Employee #1 was pulling the old rain gutter across the hanger roof he slipped and stepped onto one of the corrugated fiberglass skylight covers. Employee #1 fell through the cover approximately 25 ft to the cement floor. Employee #1 died as a result of the fall.

Keywords: SKYLIGHT, ROOF, AIRPORT, SLIP, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	110139177			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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