OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221560659

GDL METAL BUILDINGS, LLC

MEMPHIS, TN— 2023-04-14T00:00:00

Event: Aerial Lift, Concrete, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Laborer, Roof, Skylight
NAICS: 238990
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346680358
Employer profile: GDL METAL BUILDINGS, LLC
Summary number: 221560659
Report ID: 0454711
Project type: B
Construction end-use: C

Event description

Employee is killed in fall through skylight

Investigation abstract

At 8:30 a.m. on April 14, 2023, an employee and a laborer were installing clips for wall girts. The laborer went down to the floor via an aerial lift to get fresh batteries. The employee stayed on the roof. The employee fell through a fiberglass skylight and landed on the concrete floor approximately 26 feet below. The employee was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 55 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
869

Fall distance
26

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