Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202457677 - Employee Falls from Skylight and Is Killed

Accident Summary Nr: 202457677 -- Report ID: 0950647 -- Event Date: 08/15/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313387391	08/15/2012	1541	236210	Inland Empire Builders Inc

Abstract: On August 15, 2012, Employee #1, a supervisor, was working alone on a roof and installing skylights at a height of 20 ft. While walking on the roof, he fell through an unguarded skylight. He was found dead the following morning by workers arriving to the work site. The coroner determined he had died from multiple injuries sustained in the fall.

Keywords: SKYLIGHT, INSTALLING, ROOF, UNGUARDED FL OPENING, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1	21	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313387391			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 21 feet Cause: Installing windows and doors, glazing Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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