Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201520319 - EMPLOYEE KILLED DUE TO FALL THROUGH SKYLIGHT

Accident Summary Nr: 201520319 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 02/02/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123284234	02/06/1998	1521	0	A & G Contracting, Inc. .

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on February 2, 1998, an employee was moving 2-in. by 4-in.-18-in. rafters on the third-floor deck of a construction site. He fell 20-ft to the first-floor deck through the skylight openings on both the third-and-second-floor decks. He suffered severe head trauma and was transported to the hospital where he died the following day. Neither skylight opening on the third or second floor deck had coverings or guard rails.

Keywords: SKYLIGHT, GUARDRAIL, ROOF, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	123284234			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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