Inspection Detail

Inspection: 110103876 - Flexible Products Company

Inspection Information - Office: Atlanta East Area Office

Inspection Nr: 110103876

Report ID: 0418100

Date Opened: 08/09/1990

Site Address:
Flexible Products Company
1007 Industrial Park Drive
Marietta, GA 30061

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 3190, Marietta, GA 30061

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2821

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Unprog Rel

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/09/1990

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/18/1990

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360414858

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 607721

Event: 08/03/1990

Employee killed in fall through unguarded skylight

At 1:40 p.m. on August 3, 1990, Employee #1, an HVAC maintenance man with an outside contractor, was on an existing roof of an manufacturing facility working on a heater vent pipe. Twelve skylights on the roof had been installed when the building was constructed in 1969. The skylights were 3 ft by 8 ft green Dixirib 100 percent pure fiberglass panels that had a nominal weight of 8 oz per square foot. Employee #1 apparently walked across a skylight on his way to the vent pipe. The skylight cracked and Employee #1 fell approximately 24 ft to the floor. He died of massive head injuries. The manufacturing facility should have provided skylight screens capable of sustaining the maximum intended load or fixed standard railings around the skylights.

Keywords: HEAD, WORK RULES, SKYLIGHT, MAINTENANCE, GUARDRAIL, ROOF, WALKING SURFACE, FALL, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110103876					Occupation Not Listed

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