Fatalities Caused by Falls Through Skylights

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• Alternative Title:
  Fatalities Caused by Falls Through Skylights [English]
• Corporate Authors:
  University of Kentucky. College of Public Health. Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center
• Description:
  What is the hazard? According to the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, 62 workers in the construction industry died due to falling through a surface or opening like a skylight in the U.S. in 2021. Since 1994, 7 construction workers in Kentucky have died due to falling through skylights. Three of the 7 fatalities occurred during the 10-month period from May 2022 through February 2023. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Fall Protection Falls Injury Prevention Prevention Through Design PTD Skylights
• Series:
  NIOSH Infographics
• Publisher:
  Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Lay Publication
• Place as Subject:
  Kentucky ; OSHA Region 4
• Rights:
  Public Domain
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20069099
• Citation:
  Hazard alert. Lexington, KY: Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center, 2023 May; :1-2
• Email:
  kyfaceprogram@uky.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2023
• Performing Organization:
  University of Kentucky
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2968ed781d02a74407ccc10137623d58d66abc427fed80ac33e82ee30cbc96a7abfdd5a5fe4de9db519da7dee8f1822e7a63a5ad427a86cb0c50bd6667163f4b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/207642/cdc_207642_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.04 MB ]