OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221722507

WILSON WELDING SERVICE, INC.

DECATUR, GA— 2024-11-27T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Engineering Controls, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Head, Lack of Engineering Controls, Opening, Removing, Roof, Roof Opening, Skull, Skylight, Welder, Work Surface
NAICS: 561790
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347907255
Employer profile: WILSON WELDING SERVICE, INC.
Summary number: 221722507
Report ID: 0418100

Event description

Employee dies from head trauma in fall through roof skylight

Investigation abstract

At 11:40 a.m. on November 27, 2024, an employee working as a welder for a welding contractor was removing a pressure washer from a roof. The employee fell through a skylight 22 feet 8 inches to the concrete below. The employee died from head trauma.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 21 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
783

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