Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201408630 - Worker Is Killed in Fall Through Roof Skylight

Accident Summary Nr: 201408630 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 05/08/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316143635	05/08/2013	1711	238220	Shoreline Metal Fabricators Inc

Abstract: At approximately 10:50 a.m. on May 13, 2013, Employee #1, a heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC) mechanic employed by Shoreline Metal Fabricators Inc., was working on the roof of a manufacturing facility, a foundry. He was gathering information, taking measurements, and reviewing existing conditions in preparation for the installation of a dust collection system. The employee fell through a skylight and landed 30 feet below on the factory floor. He was killed by the fall. Employee #1 was found by the foundry's employees. The subsequent investigation determined that the skylight had a thin plastic dome cover measuring approximately 22 inches wide by 45 inches long. The roof's surface was dry and relatively clean, with small amounts of foundry dust and sand present.

Keywords: SKYLIGHT, COVER, INSTALLING, ROOF, MEASURING DEVICE, MECHANIC, CONSTRUCTION, DUST COLLECTOR, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1	30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316143635			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Heating, air conditioning, and refrig. mechanics	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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