Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 50786.015 - Employee falls through skylight and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 50786.015 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 08/17/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
931990.015	08/19/2013		238160	North American Roofing, Llc

Abstract: At 7:45 a.m. on August 17, 2013, Employee #1, a sheet metal roof installer foreman, and two coworkers were re-roofing a 60 feet long by 60 feet wide commercial building using metal roofing panels. The roof was 21 feet above the ground with a 1/12 pitch. The roof had 6 fiberglass skylight panels that were not guarded or covered. Employee #1 walked across the roof to obtain a tool from the equipment storage area and stepped onto one of the unguarded fiberglass skylight roof panels. The employee fell 19 feet to the concrete floor below. There was no personal fall protection device or system in use. Emergency medical response was called and Employee #1 was transported to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Keywords: Chest, Concrete Slab, Fall, Fracture, Head, Roof, Roof Panel, Sheet Metal, Skylight, Struck Against, Unguarded

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	931990.015	60	M	Fatality		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 20 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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