Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14491682

MCCLESKEY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

Event
ROOF OPENING COVER, SKYLIGHT, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, ROOF OPENING, UNGUARDED
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#756692
Employer profile
MCCLESKEY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
Summary number
14491682
Report ID
214500

Event description

Employee killed in fall through skylight opening

Investigation abstract

Two employees had removed a plywood cover from a skylight opening on the roof of a mausoleum. As the employees moved forward, Employee #1 fell 16 ft through the 3 ft 7 in. diameter opening to the floor. He died later that day in the hospita l.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 54 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    5
    Source
    42
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

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