OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14399190
SKYLIGHT,WORK RULES,SAFETY BELT,CONSTRUCTION,LANYARD,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,ROOF OPENING,UNGUARDED,INATTENTION
Event description
Employee killed in 32 ft fall through skylight hole
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 had partially cut a skylight hole from corrugated roofing material o n a one-story warehouse with precast concrete walls. He fell 32 ft through the s kylight hole to a concrete floor. Employee #1 suffered severe head injuries and was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital. No safety belt, lanyard, or othe r safety devices were used to prevent a fall.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 37 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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