Fatality Narrative: Carpenter Falls Through Skylight Opening

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• Corporate Authors:
  Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
• Description:
  On September 24, 2004, a carpenter was fatally injured when he fell from a roof through an unguarded skylight opening. The 50-year-old carpenter was employed by a contractor to do punch list carpentry. He had worked for his employer for 10 years. On the day of the incident the victim was working on the low-sloped roof of a residential wood frame house under remodel construction. The day was sunny and warm. He was cutting scuppers, or water drains for downspouts, in the roof. His battery powered saw lost its charge and he walked to another part of the roof to get a new battery. After retrieving the battery the victim turned and took two steps and fell through an unguarded, uncovered 44"x 44" skylight opening. He fell 15 feet 8 inches and landed on an interior stairway. Members of the local fire department gave first aid and he was transported to a hospital where he died twenty-five days later from severe neck and head injuries. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Accident Prevention
  • Accidental Falls
  • Accidents
  • Accidents, Occupational
  • Construction Industry
  • Construction Materials
  • Education
  • Mortality
  • Occupational Health
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  More +
• Keywords:
  • Workers
  • Work environment
  • Skylights
  • Roof falls
  • Falls
  • Fall protection
  • Ground stability
  • Construction
  • Construction equipment
  • Construction materials
  More +
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• 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:20051824
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 71-39-2005, 2005 Sep; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2005
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Fatality narrative: carpenter falls through skylight opening
• End Date:
  20260630
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228834/cdc_228834_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 64.70 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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