Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-26	Northbrook	Il	Argo Roofing Company	Head and neck	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
On October 26, 2021, at approximately 10:25 a.m. an employee was performing roofing work on a commercial building and was walking backward moving a propane tank with a handcart. While moving the propane tank, the employee tripped over the raised lip of an unprotected skylight and fell through it to the concrete floor 20 feet below. The employee sustained a fractured cervical vertebra and multiple skull fractures.
2021-10-15	Debary	Fl	WHITE SIGN COMPANY, LLC	Brain	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
At 12:30 p.m. on October 15, 2021, an employee was pulling wires through a conduit. The employee fell through a skylight, hitting a partition wall and then the ground 16 feet below. The employee suffered a head injury and brain bleed.
2021-10-08	San Diego	Ca	Facilities Maintenance Division - MCRD	Head and trunk	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was working on an HVAC unit on a roof. The employee fell backward through a skylight, landing 20 feet below and suffering head and spine trauma.
2021-09-07	Atlanta	Ga	B-CAM Productions, LLC	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was rigging a cable on a roof. He fell through a skylight, landing on a car about 15 to 20 feet below and suffering a concussion and a broken femur.
2021-08-29	Arcadia	Fl	A+ ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, LLC	Leg(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was painting the top of a roof when he fell through a skylight into the machine shop below. He landed on the roof of a truck, then fell to the concrete floor. He suffered leg injuries.
2021-08-17	Orange	Tx	Modern Roofing	Nonclassifiable	Fall through surface or existing opening
After unloading metal roofing materials on a roof, an employee fell through a skylight to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with multiple fractures. Fall protection was not connected at the time of the incident.
2021-07-13	Birmingham	Al	Birmingham & Associates, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fall to lower level
The injured employee was putting on skylight covers and fell 24 feet to the ground. The employee sustained a broken arm, leg, and pelvis. Fall protection was not connected at the time.
2021-07-06	Snellville	Ga	ASV Construction LLC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee fell 12 feet through a skylight and suffered back fractures.
2021-06-29	Dunmore	Pa	Rite-Temp Group, LTD	Head and neck	Fall through surface or existing opening 21 to 25 feet
An employee was on the roof to perform preventative maintenance on an air conditioning system. As the employee moved to a higher section of the roof, they fell approximately 25 feet through a skylight to the concrete below, resulting in a brain bleed, facial fractures, and a laceration to the carotid artery.
2021-06-28	Fort Worth	Tx	Tom's Mechanical	Arm(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was pulling a water hose on top of a roof when they slipped and fell onto a skylight. The skylight gave way and the employee fell to the floor. The employee suffered a compound fracture in their right arm and multiple fractures in their left arm.
2021-05-13	Mableton	Ga	H&P Roofing LLC	Nonclassifiable	Fall through surface or existing opening more than 30 feet
An employee was standing on a metal roof installing insulation. He stepped backward onto a skylight and fell through it 35 ft. to the concrete ground, resulting in bruises and a fracture.
2021-05-07	Fort Edward	Ny	PALLETS INCORPORATED	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee and a contractor were inspecting a roof to verify areas in need of leak repair when the employee stepped through a skylight and fell approximately 20 feet to the floor below, resulting in multiple fractures to their skull, arms, and upper body.
2021-04-20	Birmingham	Al	Iron Mountain Construction, L.L.C.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee fell through a skylight on a roof, landing on the ground below and suffering a back injury.
2021-04-16	Robins A F B	Ga	Bennett Sheet Metal Works, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee was working on the replacement of a metal roof when he tripped over a gutter on the flat roof and fell through the plastic cover of a skylight landing 14.5 feet below on the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to a hip, the nose, and both wrists.
2021-04-01	San Antonio	Tx	Texas Fifth Wall Roofing Systems, Inc	Nonclassifiable	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee was performing a leak repair on the roof of a building. The employee's leg became caught on an object, causing the employee to trip and fall through a skylight approximately 15 feet to the concrete below. The employee sustained broken bones and contusions.
2021-02-24	La Crosse	Wi	MC CABE ROOFING & SHEET METAL, INC.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee fell through an unstable fiberglass skylight and suffered a back injury.
2021-02-04	Cambridge	Ma	Omni Environmental	Leg(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was standing with his back to a skylight when he stepped backward and fell through the skylight, sustaining a leg injury.
2020-10-09	Fort Myers	Fl	Barrett Constuction	Brain	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee fell through a skylight while performing roofing overlay, landing on the ground and suffering a concussion.
2020-10-06	Spring Branch	Tx	Urban Concrete Contractors, Ltd	Hip(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee fell approximately 16 feet through a plastic skylight panel on the roof and landed on the concrete ground. The employee sustained a fractured right hip and injuries in the right cheek and wrist.
2020-10-06	Rockport	Tx	HMCI General Contractors, LLC	Head and trunk	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee was removing metal roofing panels and fell approximately 10-12 feet through a skylight onto a pallet. The employee sustained a concussion, neck fracture, internal bleeding and a pelvic injury.
2020-09-29	Lake Charles	La	Alfred Palma LLC	Head and trunk	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
On September 29, 2020, an employee was working on a warehouse roof. As he looked for an anchorage point, he fell through a skylight to the floor 12 feet below. He suffered a skull fracture and a spleen injury; he was hospitalized and his spleen had to be removed. Fall protection was being worn, but was not anchored at the time of the incident.
2020-06-05	Pittstown	New Jersey	Solar Mite Solutions	Leg(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee fell through a skylight on a roof, landing on the floor below and suffering a broken leg.
2020-06-02	Houston	Texas	Brian T Marshall	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was on the roof of a shop, retrieving a tree trimmer, when he fell through a skylight to the concrete floor 17 feet below. He suffered a broken wrist, elbow, and femur; kidney and liver injuries; and facial fractures.
2020-06-02	Bellefonte	Pennsylvania	JJD Urethane Co. Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was working on the roof, removing plastic coverings (formerly skylights) and replacing them with plywood. The employee fell 19 feet through an open space to the floor below. He sustained cuts, including cuts near his eye, a possible broken wrist, a possible dislocated finger, and a possible concussion.
2020-05-13	Albany	New York	ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee fell from a fixed ladder and landed about 20 feet below, hitting a skylight on the way down. He suffered a broken left tibia and fibula.
2020-05-12	Dededo	Guam	Compadres Inc.	Shoulder(s) and arm(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was on a roof looking for leaks when the employee fell through a roof skylight to the concrete floor, suffering a broken arm and shoulder. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-03-02	Hialeah	Florida	MED Builders Corp	Head and trunk	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was applying sealer on roofing paper. The employee stepped backward and fell through a skylight opening, landing about 18 feet below and suffering a cerebral hemorrhage, broken bones, and a lacerated liver and spleen.
2020-02-14	Lakeland	Florida	CLYDE JOHNSON CONTRACTING & ROOFING, INC.	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was on a roof when he tripped on a skylight and fell backwards to the roof surface, breaking his ankle.
2020-02-11	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	Cherry Roofing Enterprises, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was removing material from a roof and loading it into a wheel barrel when he lost his balance and fell through an intact skylight to the concrete floor below. He suffered a broken collarbone, three fractured ribs, and a crushed vertebra, and he required staples in his head.
2020-01-07	Blountstown	Florida	LR Steel Building Erectors, LLC.	Brain	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
On January 07, 2020, an employee was removing the metal sheeting of a 1:12 pitched roof while using his personal fall protection. He was anchored to the peak of the roof when he stepped back while pulling a metal sheet and fell head first through a skylight about 16 feet to the concrete floor below. He suffered head trauma and was hospitalized.
2019-09-23	Meridian	Mississippi	J.T. Morgan Tile Co., Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
While repairing a tin roof, an employee fell through a skylight to the concrete floor about 15 feet below.
2019-08-30	Pearland	Texas	Tip Top Sheet Metal Inc	Brain	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
On August 30, 2019, four employees were working from the top of a commercial building, removing the old roof and installing a new roof. One of them fell through a flush-mounted fiberglass skylight, landing on the concrete floor about 12 feet below. He suffered major head trauma and was hospitalized. Fall protection was being worn, but the safety lanyard was not tied off, at the time of the incident.
2019-08-15	Fort Worth	Texas	KAHN MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS	Nonclassifiable	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee fell through a skylight on a roof, suffering internal injuries.
2019-08-13	Sarasota	Florida	Thoroughbred Management Group, LLC.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was on a roof trimming tree branches when he backed up and stepped through a skylight. He fell 20 feet to the garage floor and sustained fractured ribs and a punctured lung.
2019-06-20	Rock Island	Illinois	Economy Roofing & Insulating Co.	Pelvis	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee on a commercial roofing job was gluing an adhered membrane when he stepped backwards and fell approximately 20 feet through an unguarded skylight opening in the roof. He fractured his pelvis.
2019-06-04	San Antonio	Texas	Tradesmen International	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was working on an HVAC system on the roof. The employee bent over to drink water, lost footing on lose rocks on the roof and fell onto a skylight. The skylight broke and the employee fell approximately 20 feet onto a stairway landing. The employee suffered a broken left wrist, left side rib, tailbone and left hip.
2019-05-16	Stuttgart	Arkansas	Pierce and Company, Inc. of Stuttgart, Arkansas	Hip(s) and leg(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was performing roofing construction and fell through a skylight fracturing a hip and leg.
2019-05-06	Tuscaloosa	Alabama	P.R.O. Building Systems, Inc.	Arm(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee walking across an existing metal roof stepped through a skylight and fell 20 feet to the floor below. The employee sustained two broken arms.
2019-04-10	Bridgeton	Missouri	RNA CONTRACTING	Nonclassifiable	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee fell through a skylight while conducting roof repair. He was hospitalized.
2019-04-09	Texarkana	Arkansas	Hostetler Roofing, LLC	Lumbar region	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was rolling up warning line on a roof when he fell through a skylight to the floor. His lower back was injured and he was hospitalized.
2019-04-02	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	SOUTHWESTERN ROOFING AND METAL, INC.	Multiple trunk locations	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was helping a sheet metal foreman measure a small sheet metal roof over the dock. The employee walked onto the sheet metal roof and fell through a flush skylight on the canopy. He fell 16 feet, landed on some 55-gallon drums, bounced, and ended up on the dock concrete flooring. He was hospitalized with broken ribs, broken vertebrae, a punctured lung, an injury to the other lung, and a damaged spleen.
2019-03-20	Greensboro	Georgia	Adkinson Steel Erectors	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening more than 30 feet
An employee was removing and installing skylights when the employee fell approximately 42 feet through a skylight to ground level, injuring the lower body and head. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-03-13	Woodstock	Alabama	Skycraft Limited, LLC	Wrist(s) and arm(s)	Struck against object or equipment while moving it
An employee was working with a team to lift and move a metal skylight curb. The curb slipped and while the employee tried to stabilize it, the metal corner of the curb lacerated his forearm/wrist area.
2019-03-07	David City	Nebraska	St. Joseph's Villa, Inc	Ankle(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee was on the roof of a nursing facility, replacing an air filter. The roof was completely covered with snow. The employee fell through a skylight and landed on the ground level about 12 feet below, breaking his left ankle.
2019-02-25	Clearwater	Florida	The Concrete, Steel, and Glass Company	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
A carpenter was on top of a one-story warehouse, moving roof panels during roof installation. He fell through a skylight and suffered rib fractures. He was hospitalized.
2019-01-26	Carrollton	Texas	Encore Mechanical, LLC	Pelvis	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee was moving a roof top air conditioning curb and fell approximately 15 feet though a skylight to the floor. The employee's pelvis was fractured in four places and surgery was required.
2018-09-13	Shreveport	Louisiana	DAREV Contracting Services, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee was helping another employee move a generator when he stepped onto a skylight that had been coated over. He fell about 13 feet to the concrete floor, suffering a fractured rib and internal bleeding.
2018-08-21	Atlanta	Georgia	MEP Mechanical Services, LLC	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
While carrying HVAC equipment on a roof, an employee walked over a foam board covering and fell approximately 18 feet through the rough opening of the skylight to a lower level floor. The employee broke both ankles and suffered a fractured vertebra.
2018-07-19	Muscle Shoals	Alabama	P & G Construction Co., Inc.	Thigh(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee was on a metal deck roof when he fell through a skylight to the concrete floor, about 15 feet below. He suffered a broken left femur and a laceration to the face.
2018-05-18	Buckhannon	West Virgini	Tudi Mechanical Systems, Inc.	Elbow(s) and arms(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening
On May 18, 2018, an employee was performing rooftop work with a coworker when the coworker left the roof to get a drill from a vehicle. The employee walked to the neighboring building's metal roof, stepped on a fiberglass skylight, and fell through to the concrete below. The employee was hospitalized with a shattered left elbow and fractured left arm.
2018-04-24	Tallahassee	Florida	North Florida Fair Association, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee was walking on the roof to bring tape to his co-worker who was repairing a skylight when he stepped onto the old skylight with plexiglass in place and fell about 15 feet through it to the floor. He sustained three cracked vertebrae, a cracked rib, and a bruised hip, requiring hospitalization.
2018-04-09	Ravenna	Ohio	PRIME ROOF SOLUTIONS, INC.	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was performing site preparation on a roof when he fell approximately 17 feet through a skylight to the ground. He suffered broken ribs, a broken collarbone, and shoulder injuries and required facial surgery.
2018-03-26	Fort Worth	Texas	Associated Interiors, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was building a skylight curb on the roof of a building. He was cutting a piece of plywood with a saw when it kicked back, cutting the little, ring, and middle fingers of his right hand. His little fingertip was amputated.
2018-03-13	Dallas	Texas	Absolute Construction, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was standing near a skylight on a roof while setting up equipment when a gust of wind pushed him. He then fell through a skylight approximately 18 feet to ground level below, suffering an amputation.
2018-03-07	Houston	Texas	Francisco Miranda	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was replacing shingles and roofing paper on a residential home when he tripped on the roofing paper and fell about 15 to 20 feet through a skylight cutout hole to the concrete floor. He injured his head and fractured his nose, cheekbones, neck, and right arm.
2018-02-07	Austin	Texas	F & V Drywall, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was walking across the roof and fell approximately 20 feet through a skylight. The employee sustained broken heels, a broken ankle and broken bones in the back.
2018-01-29	Pampa	Texas	Parsley's Sheet Metal and Roofing Company	Head and trunk	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
An employee was performing roofing operations at a house when he walked over the opening of a skylight that had been covered with insulation and fell through it approximately 8 feet to the ground. He received cuts to his head, possible broken ribs, and a back injury, requiring hospitalization.
2018-01-05	Houston	Texas	Askew and Workers Construction	Multiple head locations	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee fell 15 feet through a skylight while performing roofing work, suffering multiple face and skull fractures, as well as a right hand laceration.
2017-10-11	San Antonio	Texas	Javier Hernandez	Nonclassifiable	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
While working and walking on a flat roof, an employee fell through a skylight and metal decking that were being removed. The employee fell approximately 11 feet onto grocery carts below, requiring hospitalization for multiple fractures. Fall protection was not used at the time.
2017-08-07	Tampa	Florida	Elements Restoration	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall through surface or existing opening 26 to 30 feet
An employee was removing a skylight from a roof when the wood truss supporting the skylight collapsed. The employee fell 20 to 30 feet through the opening and landed on the plywood that was covering the pool below, suffering a back fracture.
2017-07-27	Panama City	Florida	Centennial Roof Corp	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was walking on the flat metal roof of a warehouse and fell through a skylight resulting in broken ribs and lacerations.
2017-06-06	Ashburn	Georgia	Southland Ford, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
While placing a tarp over a damaged skylight, an employee fell approximately 19 feet through the skylight to the concrete floor, suffering broken ribs, a bruised lung, a broken collarbone, and a skull fracture.
2017-04-26	Gahanna	Ohio	R Miller Construction	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was helping remove a skylight from a roof, when he fell through the opening and struck the ground. He was hospitalized for a broken pelvis, broken arm, and a fractured back. The employee's harness was not tied off at the time of the incident.
2017-04-10	Saint Charles	Illinois	Mendel Plumbing & Heating, Inc	Multiple trunk locations	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
On April 10, 2017, at approximately 11:15 a.m., an employee was performing maintenance on a rooftop HVAC unit when he fell 19 feet through a skylight to the ground. A personal fall arrest system was not worn at the time of the incident. The employee was hospitalized with severe internal injuries such as a lacerated liver, punctured lung and head trauma.
2017-03-15	Williamsport	Pennsylvania	Penn Recycling, Inc.	Head and trunk	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was on the roof of the repair garage attempting to repair a leak and fell 20 feet through a skylight. The employee suffered various injuries such as head and back injuries, a collapsed lung, and a skull fracture.
2017-03-09	Jacksonville	Arkansas	Command Center, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was working on a single story roof repairing a skylight. The employee was vacuuming up nails when he lost balance and fell through the skylight resulting in broken ribs, a punctured lung and a head laceration.
2017-02-27	Adelphi	Maryland	Abbott & Sons Construction LLC	Upper and lower limb(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee fell through a skylight and sustained a dislocated shoulder and a broken lower leg and ankle.
2017-02-22	Magnolia	Mississippi	Croft, LLC	Brain	Fall through surface or existing opening 26 to 30 feet
An employee was on the roof preparing to replace old skylights in the truck shop building when he stepped through an unguarded skylight and fell approximately 30 feet to the concrete ground, suffering head trauma.
2017-02-02	Jacksonville	Florida	Childers Roofing & Sheet Metal, Inc.	Leg(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee was walking on the roof toward a ladder when he fell 15 feet through a skylight to the ground, breaking his right leg. He was hospitalized.
2017-02-01	San Antonio	Texas	Elpidio Iruegas	Nonclassifiable	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was pulling painting materials up onto the roof with a rope. He tripped on a skylight and fell through it to the first floor. The employee suffered lacerations, contusions and possible broken bones.
2017-01-27	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	1st Quality Roofing	Multiple lower extremities locations	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee fell approximately 15 feet through a skylight and sustained broken legs, feet, and ankle. The employee was not connected to his lifeline at the time.
2017-01-04	White Hall	Arkansas	KENTS LAWNCARE, INC.	Elbow(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was on a roof and getting a new battery for his drill when he fell through a fiberglass skylight and injured his right elbow, requiring surgery.
2017-01-03	Denver	Colorado	Powers Products Co.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was loading skylight panels onto a trailer when the employee's right pinky fingertip was caught and amputated between the panels and the trailer.
2016-10-14	Winter Garden	Florida	Gulf Eagle Supply Company	Multiple trunk locations	Fall through surface or existing opening 21 to 25 feet
An employee loading materials onto the roof fell through a skylight approximately 25 feet resulting in broken ribs and back.
2016-09-09	Lincoln	Rhode Island	North Bridge Building Products LLC	Head and trunk	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
An employee was up approximately 8 to 10 feet on a roof when he fell through an uncovered skylight opening to the ground and sustained serious head injuries, spleen injuries, and nine broken ribs.
2016-09-03	Austin	Texas	Capitol City Janitorial, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
While cleaning, an employee fell approximately 9 feet through a skylight and broke bones in his back.
2016-08-15	Atlanta	Georgia	TIP TOP ROOFERS, INC.	Hand(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee was repairing a metal roof. The employee stepped on a glass skylight. The glass broke and the employee fell 12 feet to the floor below fracturing his left hand.
2016-08-06	Meridian	Mississippi	Construction Services, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee fell through a skylight while installing a new roof. He injured his wrist and spleen and broke his eye socket.
2016-06-28	Dublin	Georgia	DHAC & RHODES, LLC	Head and trunk	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was working on the roof taking photographs and measurements when he stepped through a skylight and fell approximately 20 feet, striking metal shelving before landing on the concrete flooring. He suffered fractured ribs (all), a fractured sternum, a fractured back in three locations, and a fractured skull.
2016-06-01	Taylorville	Illinois	Design Corrugating Company	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was on the roof of a commercial building inspecting for a water leak. The employee fell through a skylight approximately 16 feet to the concrete floor resulting in broken bones on the face and a fractured elbow.
2016-05-24	Canton	Massachusett	Five Star Roofing Systems Incorporated	Arm(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee fell through a roof skylight to the floor, breaking his arm.
2016-03-01	Ashburn	Georgia	Turner County Stockyards, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee was walking across the roof of a barn carrying a piece of guttering when he stepped backwards onto a skylight. He fell through the skylight into the barn from a height of about 15 feet and landed on metal cattle pens and the concrete floor. The employee suffered broken ribs, a liver laceration, a fractured eye-socket bone, and an arm laceration.
2016-02-23	Linton	North Dakota	C D&R Construction	Nonclassifiable	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee installing a metal roof on a pole barn fell through a plastic skylight approximately 15 feet to the ground and was hospitalized.
2016-01-27	Manheim	Pennsylvania	Noah W. Kreider and Sons, LLP	Brain	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee was shoveling snow from a low-slope roof when he fell through a skylight approximately 15 feet to the floor below. He was hospitalized with a severe concussion, head laceration, fractured skull, broken ribs, broken pelvic bone, broken left femur, and broken left eye socket.
2016-01-22	Dallas	Texas	Classic Construction & Restoration, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Fall through surface or existing opening
On 1/22/2016 at 12:00 PM, an employee fell through the roof of a building after stepping onto one of the skylights.
2016-01-13	Cape Coral	Florida	BP Roofing Inc.	Brain	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
While attempting to load the panel used to cover the skylight on the roof, an employee fell approximately 9 feet through the skylight and hit his head on the ground below.
2015-12-14	Rehoboth	Massachusett	B & R Fournier Construction, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee fell through a skylight while roofing.
2015-12-10	Newark	Delaware	CN General Contractor	Arm(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
An employee was picking up debris from the roof of a building. She lifted one of the skylight covers, which was not labeled "hole," and fell through 10 feet. She fractured her right arm and was hospitalized.
2015-11-30	Athens	Georgia	MARTIN MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS, INC.	Brain	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee was working on roof installing an exhaust fan. The employee stepped back and fell through a skylight to the floor 12 to 15 feet below. The employee was admitted to the hospital for a head injury and surgery.
2015-11-24	Titusville	Florida	SDB ENGINEERS AND CONSTRUCTORS, INC	Head and trunk	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was working on a roof and fell through a skylight. He hit his head and body and was hospitalized with head and back injuries. He was wearing fall protection at the time.
2015-11-11	Batavia	Illinois	Suncast Corporation	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee conducting work on a flat roof fell approximately 17 feet through a skylight, suffering a fractured jaw, fractured hand, concussion, and bruised lungs. The employee required facial and hand stitches.
2015-10-08	Glenmont	New York	West Virginia Paint LLC	Nonclassifiable	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was painting on the roof of a building and fell approximately 20 feet through a skylight. The employee was hospitalized. The incident happened at approximately 1:45pm on October 8, 2015.
2015-09-26	Newark	New Jersey	All City Construction LLC	Brain	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was helping to roll out roofing material. The employee fell approximately 16 feet through pallets and plywood that were covering a skylight to the concrete floor below. The employee was knocked unconscious.
2015-09-08	Orlando	Florida	WASTE MANAGEMENT	Hip(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening 21 to 25 feet
An employee was blowing off a roof during a roof inspection. The employee fell 25 feet through a skylight to the floor below, sustaining a hip dislocation and possible broken bones.
2015-09-08	Dallas	Texas	HD Retail Repair	Upper and lower limb(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee fell through a skylight while walking/working on the roof, sustaining multiple arm and leg injuries.
2015-09-08	Liverpool	New York	Sands Brothers Roofing Co., Inc.	Lumbar region	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee fell through a skylight approximately 15 feet to the ground, sustaining two fractured vertebrae in his lower back, lacerations, and bruises.
2015-09-03	Dallas	Texas	Brown Foundation and Repair	Ankle(s) and knee(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was hospitalized with left ankle and knee injuries when he fell through the skylight on the roof while trimming trees from around the building.
2015-08-18	Saint Petersburg	Florida	Ramcon Roofing, LLC.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was installing insulation plates on a flat roof. While walking backwards, he tripped and fell 20 feet through a skylight, injuring his right wrist and left heel.
2015-07-06	Sarasota	Florida	SIMON ROOFING & SHEET METAL CORPORATION	Nonclassifiable	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was on the roof responding to a customer's complaint about the roof. He fell through a skylight to the warehouse area below.
2015-06-15	Houston	Texas	ACE Industrial Group, Inc.	Brain	Fall through surface or existing opening more than 30 feet
An employee was checking a leak on the roof. He fell through the roof (skylight) and ceiling (another 15 feet) to the ground for about 50 feet total. He was hospitalized for a dislocated shoulder, a cut on his left rib, and brain bleeding. He underwent surgery.