Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 80057.015 - Employee falls through skylight and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 80057.015 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 10/05/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1096592.015	10/06/2015		238160	Awp Solutions Llc Dba Awp Roofing

Abstract: At 5:57 p.m. on October 5, 2015, an employee and a co-worker were installing skylight panels. Both were wearing and using fall protection at the time of the accident. The employee was using a rope grab and his co-worker was using a retractable lanyard. The employee stepped into the skylight opening falling to the concrete floor, possibly striking a scissor lift that was parked next to/below the opening. The employee was killed due to severe head and neck injuries sustained from the fall.

Keywords: Fall, Fall Protection, Head, Neck, Sky Climber, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	26	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1096592.015	19	M	Fatality		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 20 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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