Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201924867 - Employee Falls Through Skylight, Is Killed

Accident Summary Nr: 201924867 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 05/07/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311962732	05/08/2009	1761	238160	Brazos Urethane Inc.

Abstract: A roofing contractor was replacing old fiberglass skylights at a manufacturing facility. Employees were building and installing curbs to set new plexiglass skylights. They were also spraying polyurethane foam on the roof. The employer had installed a life line before starting the job. All employees were issued harnesses and lanyards. The job was considered to be 100 percent tie-off at all times. Two crews consisting of 3 employees each (foreman (Sprayer) and two helpers) were working on the roof. Employees had just returned from lunch. Two of the helpers had eaten their lunch at the site and had never removed their harnesses and lanyards. The Foreman/Sprayer asked the two helpers (Employee #1 and a coworker) to move the hoses used to spray the polyurethane. The foreman went to the job trailer to put on his coveralls and harness and lanyard. When he stepped out of the trailer, the coworker was coming down the ladder used to access the roof of the building. The coworker told the foreman that Employee #1 had fallen through a skylight. Employee #1 fell approximately 30 ft to the concrete floor. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: SKYLIGHT, ROOF, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, LANYARD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CONCRETE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311962732			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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