Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202344412 - Employee dies after fall through skylight

Accident Summary Nr: 202344412 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 04/21/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307644799	04/22/2004	1761	238160	Central Florida Roofing, Llc

Abstract: On April 21, 2004, Employee #1 was replacing skylights and repairing portions of a roof in preparation for a roofing project. After finishing for the day, he unhooked his safety line and walked toward a ladder to leave the roof. He tripped at the edge of an existing 4-ft by 4-ft skylight and fell through the dome, 12 ft to the floor. After being transported to a hospital, he died two days later of blunt trauma to the head. The skylight involved had been installed approximately 10 years before, and did not have covers or guardrails to prevent employees from falling through.

Keywords: SKYLIGHT, HEAD, COVER, GUARDRAIL, REPAIR, ROOF, LIFELINE, TRIPPED, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307644799			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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