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Massachusetts Maintenance Supervisor Dies in Twenty Foot Fall Through Rooftop Skylight Opening
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1994/04/26
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Description:On October 3, 1993, a 28 year old, male, hispanic maintenance supervisor was fatally injured when he fell twenty and one-half feet through a mall rooftop skylight opening. The victim was apparently attempting to secure a tarpaulin over the opening during inclement weather when he fell into the opening. Approximately 45 minutes later, a co-worker found him lying motionless on the floor of a mall restaurant. Emergency medical services responded and transported the victim to a regional hospital where he died within hours of the fall. The MA FACE Program Field Investigator concluded that to prevent similar future occurrences, employers should: 1. Require skylight openings to be adequately protected. 2. Consider and address worker safety in the planning phase of projects and do so on a daily basis if necessary. 3. Develop, implement, and enforce a comprehensive safety program that includes, but is not limited to, worker training in fall hazard recognition.
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Content Notes:Publication Date provided by FACE program; not printed on the report.
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Pages in Document:1-4
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NIOSHTIC Number:20028417
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Citation:Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, FACE 94MA002, 1994 Apr; :1-3
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Federal Fiscal Year:1994
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Performing Organization:Massachusetts Department of Health
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Start Date:1992/09/30
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End Date:2006/08/31
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Resource Number:FACE-94MA002
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