Inspection Detail

Inspection: 975087.015 - Isla Restoration

Inspection Information - Office: Corpus Christi Area Office

Investigation Summary

At approximately 11:30 a.m. on April 21, 2014, Employee #1 was painting the exterior wall of a structure located next to and above a skylights on a ceiling in the atrium area on the 4th floor. The ceiling was made of six, 4 foot by 4 foot skylights. He was using a Genie, articulating, 60-64 foot boom aerial lift. He was using a full body harness and a lanyard attached to the anchor point located inside the aerial lift basket. He aligned the aerial basket above the ceiling and disconnected his lanyard from his full body harness. He exited the aerial lift basket and fell 11.25 feet through one of the skylights, striking his head on the concrete floor. Employee #1 sustained a traumatic head injury and died a few days later at the hospital.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Fall, Fall Protection, Head, Skylight, Struck Against