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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14399943

HEAD,TRIPPED,FALL,WORK RULES,WALKING BACKWARD,INATTENTION,SKYLIGHT,ROOF,CONSTRUCTION

Event
HEAD,TRIPPED,FALL,WORK RULES,WALKING BACKWARD,INATTENTION,SKYLIGHT,ROOF,CONSTRUCTION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14399943
Report ID
626300

Event description

Employee killed in fall through skylight

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 and coworkers were on a flat roof, assisting in the helicopter remov al of roof fans. As they backed away from a fan that was being lifted, Employee #1 tripped and fell sideways through a 50 in. by 90 in. plastic-covered skylight . He fell 30 ft to a concrete floor, sustaining fatal head injuries. Employee #1 died at the site.

Victims (3)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 37 M

    Nature of injury
    6
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    5
    Source
    42
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    5
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #981 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0
  3. #982 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

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