Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 81431.015 - Employee falls from roof through skylight and dies from head

Accident Summary Nr: 81431.015 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 12/01/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1109779.015	12/02/2015		238220	Martin Mechanical Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on November 20, 2015, an employee preparing to install a roof curb was working with a saw on the roof with another coworker when the saw became jammed in the metal roof. The employee then attempted to unjam the saw when it violently released from it's jammed location throwing the employee off balance. The employee fell to his left and through an unguarded sky light 15 feet to the concrete ground below. The employee was transported to the hospital where he died from head trauma.

Keywords: Fall, Saw, Skylight

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1	15	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1109779.015	39	M	Fatality		Heating, air conditioning, and refrig. mechanics	Distance of Fall: 15 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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