Fatality Narrative: Site Superintendent Falls Through Skylight Cutout

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• Corporate Authors:
  Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
• Description:
  On February 18, 2006, a site superintendent was killed when he fell through a skylight cutout. The 62-year-old victim, with 30 years of experience as a construction manager and supervisor, had worked for his present employer for 7 months. The incident happened at a grocery store under construction, where workers had been cutting 5' by 6'skylight openings in the metal pan decking of a roof. Two workers were in the process of installing curbs and temporary covers in preparation for the installation of the skylights. The victim asked the two workers to help him move scrap metal decking and a piece of equipment so that they could proceed with their work. The workers secured the partially sawn cutout they were working on by screwing an eight-foot 2 x 4 onto it. The victim was walking from one section of the roof to another holding a piece of scrap decking in his hand when he stepped on the cutout decking being held in place by the 2 x 4 and fell through the opening 18 feet to the ground. Neither the victim nor the other two workers were using fall protection. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Construction Industry Education Mortality Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety Staff Development Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Accident Prevention Construction Fall Protection Falls Fatalities Hazards Protective Equipment Protective Measures Roof Falls Roofing And Sheet Metal Work Safety Education Safety Measures Safety Practices Training Traumatic Injuries Work Environment Workers Worker Safety

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• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Publisher:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051757
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 71-51-2006, 2006 Oct; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2007
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Fatality narrative: site superintendent falls through skylight cutout
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228822/cdc_228822_DS1.pdf
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