Roofing Contractor Dies after Falling through Skylight

Mosley, Beau

doi:10.26616/NIOSHSFACE22KY096

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Roofing Contractor Dies after Falling through Skylight

2023/02/02
By Mosley, Beau
Series: Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)

[PDF-1.32 MB]

English

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Mosley, Beau
Corporate Authors:

Kentucky Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (KY FACE) ; University of Kentucky. College of Public Health. Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center

Kentucky Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (KY FACE) ; University of Kentucky. College of Public Health. Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center Less -
Description:

On November 11, 2022, a 37-year-old roofing contractor (victim) was assisting the job foreman with the installation of a commercial grade rubberized roof coating. In the process, the victim stepped on a fiberglass skylight and fell to the surface below. Post-incident, a non-employee family member of the foreman was attempting to retrieve tools left on the roof. While doing so, the family member fell through a fiberglass skylight adjacent to the skylight involved with the original incident. The non-employee family member suffered non-life-threatening injuries. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS - Key contributing factors identified in this investigation include: 1) Failure to recognize job hazards, 2) Failure to guard skylights with railings or skylight screen, 3) Failure to utilize fall protection when working at heights, 4) No worker safety training program. RECOMMENDATIONS - Kentucky FACE investigators concluded that, to help prevent similar occurrences, employers should: 1) Implement a job hazard analysis process, 2) Guard skylights with railings or a skylight screen, 3) Train employees on and enforce the use of fall protection when working at heights above 6 feet, 4) Consider prevention through design (PtD) to "design out" or minimize hazards and risk.
Subjects:

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Accidents, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
Keywords:

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Falls Fatalities Hazard Recognition Injury Prevention NIOSH Region 4 Roofers Roofing Industry Safety Practices Training
FACE - NIOSH and State:

All (0000) ; Construction (0005) ; Falls (0007) ; Falls - Construction - Commercial (0020) ; Prevention through Design (PtD) (0025) ; ... More +

All (0000) ; Construction (0005) ; Falls (0007) ; Falls - Construction - Commercial (0020) ; Prevention through Design (PtD) (0025) ; Falls - Construction - Roofs (0031) Less -
Series:

Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
Subseries:

State
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE22KY096
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Funding:

Cooperative Agreement
Genre:

Field Study
Place as Subject:

Kentucky
CIO:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Topic:

Workplace Safety & Health
Location:

North America
Pages in Document:

1-12
NIOSHTIC Number:

20067691
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 22KY096, 2023 Feb; :1-12
Federal Fiscal Year:

2023
Performing Organization:

University of Kentucky
Peer Reviewed:

False
NAICS and SIC Codes:

23 - Construction - (NAICS 2022) ; 238160 - Roofing Contractors - (NAICS 2022)

23 - Construction - (NAICS 2022) ; 238160 - Roofing Contractors - (NAICS 2022) Less -
Start Date:

2005/07/01
Source Full Name:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
End Date:

2026/06/30
Resource Number:

FACE-22KY096
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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