Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202076253 - Employee Is Killed in Fall Through Skylight

Accident Summary Nr: 202076253 -- Report ID: 0453730 -- Event Date: 01/04/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308514249	01/04/2005	1795	238910	Bernard Coates Dba Bernard Coates

Abstract: On January 4, 2005, an employee and a coworker were on the roof of a building using screw guns to unscrew the metal panels of the roof. The employee stood up, stepped onto a thin fiberglass skylight, broke through the skylight, and fell to the concrete floor approximately 20 feet below. The employee was killed.

Keywords: SKYLIGHT, HEAD, ROOF, DEMOLITION, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Demolition		Under $50,000	1	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308514249			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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