FACE Facts: Deadly Skylights! Solar Energy and Warehouse Workers Killed

Details

• Corporate Authors:
  California. Department of Public Health
• Description:
  A 46-year-old electrical worker, Luke J.* (*Not the victim's real name), and a 56-year-old warehouse worker, Roberto M.*(*Not the victim's real name), both died after falling through skylights while working on a roof. Luke was carrying a solar panel and tripped on the ledge of the skylight and fell backward through the skylight. Roberto was on the warehouse roof repairing a broken air conditioner. It is not known exactly how Roberto fell through the skylight. What Went Wrong? Luke worked close to a skylight that was not guarded and didn't wear personal fall protection equipment. Roberto went to the roof to fix the air conditioner. This was not part of his regular job. What Should Be done? Make sure skylights are guarded or that workers near skylights use personal fall protection. Make sure workers only do work for which they've been trained. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Accidental Falls
  • Accidents
  • Mortality
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
• Keywords:
  • Injuries
  • Fatalities
  • Injury prevention
  • Falls
  • Fall protection
  • Solar energy
  • Safety equipment
  • Safety practices
  • Warehousing
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059454
• Citation:
  Richmond, CA: California Department of Public Health, 2010 Mar; :1-2
• Contact Point Address:
  California Department of Public Health, Occupational Health Branch, FACE Program, 850 Marina Bay Parkway, Building P, Third Floor, Richmond, CA 94804
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• Performing Organization:
  Public Health Institute
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  FACE facts: deadly skylights! Solar energy and warehouse workers killed
• End Date:
  20260630
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228950/cdc_228950_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 458.91 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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