OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221490568

BEACON SALES ACQUISITION, INC.

GARDEN GROVE, CA— 2022-08-22T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concrete Floor, Crane, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Head, Roof, Roofer, Skylight, Unguarded, Warehouse
NAICS: 238990
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346165723
Employer profile: BEACON SALES ACQUISITION, INC.
Summary number: 221490568
Report ID: 0950631
Project type: C
Construction end-use: C

Event description

Employee is killed in fall through skylight

Investigation abstract

At 12:40 p.m. on August 22, 2022, an employee and three coworkers were on the roof of a warehouse that was about 30 feet in height spreading roofing material unloaded by the National 900A Crane. The employees accessed the roof through a fixed ladder located on one side of the building. The warehouse roof had 29 skylights and the employee was not wearing any fall protection equipment. The employee fell though one of the unguarded skylights to the ground below. The employee was taken to the hospital by ambulance, where he died.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 27 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
883

Fall distance
0

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