OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221525827

TENNESSEE VALLEY RAILROAD MUSEUM

CHATTANOOGA, TN— 2023-01-04T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concrete Surface, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Leak, Repair, Roof, Skylight
NAICS: 712110
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346417157
Employer profile: TENNESSEE VALLEY RAILROAD MUSEUM
Summary number: 221525827
Report ID: 0454713
Project type: C
Construction end-use: H

Event description

Employee is killed after falling through skylight

Investigation abstract

At 1:15 p.m. on January 4, 2023, an employee was on the roof if a museum fixing leaks and was making his way back to the aerial lift basket to retrieve more caulk when he stepped through the northeastern most skylight and fell approximately 37 feet to the concrete ground. The employee was pronounced dead on site.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 58 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
826

Fall distance
37

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