Custodian Recovering After Falling Through Skylight
Thursday, February 19th, 2015 Workers' CompensationA custodian clearing snow from the roof of Smithfield High School was rushed to the hospital Wednesday morning.
Police in Smithfield say the accident happened around 8:30 a.m. The custodian is being identified as 56-year-old Joyce Ducharme. According to police, Ducharme was on the roof shoveling off drains with co-workers when she stepped on a skylight and fell approximately 15 feet down into a classroom. Fire Chief Robert Seltzer said that she was found “on a tiled over concrete floor basically lying on her back.”
External References & Further Reading
http://wpri.com/2015/02/18/custodian-falls-through-school-roof-while-clearing-snow/
