Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201351665 - Employee falls through skylight and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 201351665 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 12/07/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303987200	12/10/2001	1761	0	Bryant'S Millwright Construction Co., Inc Dba Bmc

Abstract: Employee #1 and another employee were on the roof of a 7,056 square-ft concrete block building. The roof mainly consisted of corrugated tile panels, but also had corrugated fiberglass panels serving as skylights. The roof panels were bolted to a steel truss system. The employees were to remove the panels from the truss system so that a new roof could be installed. Employee #1 was removing the bolts, and the other employee was removing the panels. Both employees were wearing harnesses and lanyards for fall protection, but Employee #1 did not have either of his two lanyards secured or anchored to anything. While assisting the other employee in the removal of a panel, Employee #1 stepped backward onto a fiberglass panel. The fiberglass panel did not support his weight and Employee #1 fell through the skylight. He fell approximately 18 ft, landing on a concrete slab, and was killed.

Keywords: SKYLIGHT, ROOF, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CONCRETE BLOCK, LOST BALANCE, ROOF PANEL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303987200			Fatality	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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