Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report: Fifteen-Year-Old Laborer Dies After Falling Through a Skylight in Florida

摘要

On January 17, 2001, a 15-year-old male laborer (the victim) died from injuries he sustained when he fell through a skylight to ground level, approximately 23 feet 9-inches below. On January 22, 2001, officials of the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor notified the NIOSH Division of Safety Research (DSR) of this fatality. On January 24, 2001, a DSR occupational safety and health specialist met with personnel from the Wage and Hour Division. The case was reviewed with personnel from the sheriff's and county coroner's offices and with the OSHA compliance officer who investigated the case. The handyman, who brought the victim to the work site, and the victim's mother were interviewed. The DSR investigator traveled to the site but the employer declined an interview and access to the incident site. Official photographs taken by the county sheriff's department shortly after the incident were reviewed. Official reports from OSHA, the sheriff's department, and medical examiner's office were reviewed.