OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221393879

SHOFFNERKALTHOFF MECHANICAL ELECTRICAL SERVICE, INC.

BRISTOL, TN· 2021-09-22T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Fall, Fall Protection, Installing, Roof, Skylight
NAICS: 238210
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #345542146
Employer profile: SHOFFNERKALTHOFF MECHANICAL ELECTRICAL SERVICE, INC.
Summary number: 221393879
Report ID: 0454716
Project type: B
Construction end-use: C

Event description

Employee falls through skylight and is killed by blunt force

Investigation abstract

At 10:00 a.m. on September 22, 2021, an employee accessed a roof to evaluate the best route for a plumbing vent install. While walking on the roof, the employee stepped onto a skylight, fell approximately nineteen feet, and was killed by blunt force trauma.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 33 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
587

Fall distance
19

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