Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 897736 - Employee Killed When Falling Through Skylight

Accident Summary Nr: 897736 -- Report ID: 0355110 -- Event Date: 10/16/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305259186	10/17/2002	1761	0	Wick'S Painting

Abstract: At approximately 4:45 p.m. on October 16, 2002, Employee #1 and two other workers were preparing a metal roof for application of a ceramic roof coating system. The preparation work included pressure washing the roof and tightening the roof bolts. The roof had ten corrugated, fiberglass skylights that were not protected by covers or guardrails. Employee #1 fell 14 feet 6 inches through a skylight and landed on a concrete floor. He died from open head trauma at the Clinch Valley Medical Center.

Keywords: SKYLIGHT, ROOF, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1	15	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305259186			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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