Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200851673 - Employee killed in fall through skylight down HVAC shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 200851673 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 12/27/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302944681	12/27/2000	1761	0	Manrod Construction Company

Abstract: Employee #1 and five coworkers were engaged in roofing work on an 18-story building. Employee #1 was replacing coping stones on top of a roof parapet, adjacent to which was an HVAC shaft with a skylight. The surface of the skylight was tarred over, making it look like it was made of something other than glass. Employee #1 was standing on the skylight to access the parapet area when it broke. He fell 19 stories down the HVAC shaft from the roof to the basement, and was killed.

Keywords: SKYLIGHT, COVER, ROOF, WORK RULES, AIR SHAFT, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000	18		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302944681			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 180 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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