Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202341822 - Employee Killed In Fall Through Skylight Opening

Accident Summary Nr: 202341822 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 07/02/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311157242	07/02/2007	1542	236220	Bqe Industries Inc.

Abstract: On July 2, 2007, Employee #1, a roofer, was on the third-story roof measuring for a skylight opening in preparation for placing the material orders for installing the steel framing and concrete infill for the unit. The skylight opening was protected by two 4 ft by 8 ft sheets of plywood, one 7/8 in. thick, the other 16/32 in. thick, that were nailed down to the roof. Employee #1 removed the plywood covers and was taking measurements when he lost his balance and fell 30 ft through the unprotected skylight opening and into the stairwell. Due to the orientation of the stairs, Employee #1 fell 30 ft onto the concrete landing at the basement level of the stairs. Employee #1 was transported by ambulance to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Keywords: roof opening cover, skylight, roof, work rules, construction, roofer, fall, fall protection, roof opening

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	2	26	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311157242			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.