Watkins Development Corporation

An employee was working on electrical conduit in an interstitial space when they fell approximately 22 feet through the light to the concrete below. The employee suffered fractures to the ribs, pelvis, and cheek bones as well as a punctured lung and head trauma. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee fell through a skylight approximately 25 feet to the ground. The employee sustained a possible back injury.

An employee was removing debris from the roof of a gymnasium when his tool struck a 4-foot by 4-foot hole cover for a skylight and he fell through the skylight approximately 24 feet to the gymnasium floor below. The employee sustained multiple injuries including fractures of the spine, elbow, wrist, ribs, and a collapsed lung.

An employee was on a roof walking to another area of the roof when they fell through a painted skylight and landed on the concrete about 25 feet below. The employee sustained a neck injury, a ruptured spleen, a concussion, and fractures to the face, arm, and leg.

On July 10, 2023, an employee was conducting a safety walkthrough at a construction site when he noticed a fan was lying horizontally. When he picked it up to move it, he fell through a 30-inch wide opening and landed 25 feet below on the floor of a steam vault resulting in broken ribs, a broken spine, and swollen legs.