A roofer in Jacksonville, Fla. died from injuries he sustained on Nov. 20, 2014, after crashing through a skylight without an adequate safety cage and falling 24 feet.
The roofer, John W. Miles III, initially was admitted to a local hospital in critical condition, but later died in what OSHA has labeled a “preventable” fatality. Miles III was working on a warehouse in Jacksonville for Pinnacle Roofing Contractors Inc., a company previously cited by OSHA for fall safety hazards.
"While some skylights on the warehouse roof had safeguards installed, workers were not protected from fall hazards sufficiently. If Pinnacle Roofing had been more diligent, John Miles would be with us today," said Brian Sturtecky, OSHA's area director in Jacksonville.
