Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 61311.015 - Employee falls through skylight and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 61311.015 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 04/21/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
975087.015	04/29/2014		238320	Isla Restoration

Abstract: 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

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	4	11	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	975087.015	37	M	Fatality		Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: 11 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause:

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