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Sole Proprietor Falls Eight Feet from Flat Roof While Installing Siding
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2019/08/05
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Description:In summer 2017, a sole proprietor installing siding fell approximately eight feet from a flat roof to the concrete/packed dirt below. The decedent and his coworker were removing old aluminum siding and installing new cedar shake siding, removing and installing windows, and trimming the new windows and fascia. The decedent's coworker was working in the backyard when the decedent walked over to him telling him he had fallen off the roof. The coworker's statement to MIOSHA indicated the decedent walked back to him. The decedent told his coworker that he stepped off the roof and thought he cracked a rib. The decedent called the owner of Firm 2 on his cell phone and told him he fell from the roof. The owner of Firm 2 told him to go to the hospital. The decedent stated he was going to go home to rest. The decedent and his coworker cleaned up the jobsite, and the coworker started to drive the decedent back to his home in his pickup truck. On the way, they stopped at a convenience store, and the coworker went into the store while the decedent answered his cell phone as he was getting out of the truck. A store clerk told his coworker that his friend fell in the parking lot. The coworker and a bystander placed the decedent in the truck and his coworker transported him to a hospital. Several hours had elapsed before the decedent was seen by emergency personnel. He died eight hours later of complications of the injuries sustained in the fall. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS - Key contributing factors identified in this investigation include: 1. No fall protection while working on a flat roof with a fall distance of more than six feet. 2. Immediate medical attention not sought/provided after the fall. RECOMMENDATIONS - MIFACE investigators concluded that, to help prevent similar occurrences, employers should: 1. Protect workers against falling while working six feet or more above a lower level. This includes, but is not limited to, providing appropriate fall protection utilizing conventional fall protection systems (guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems), a fall restraint system, or a written site-specific fall protection plan when conventional fall protection systems are deemed infeasible or pose a greater hazard.
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Pages in Document:1-9
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NIOSHTIC Number:20059499
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NTIS Accession Number:PB2021-100143
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Citation:Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, FACE 17MI075, 2019 Aug; :1-9
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Contact Point Address:MIFACE (Michigan Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation), Michigan State University (MSU) Occupational & Environmental Medicine, 909 Fee Road, 117 West Fee Hall, East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1315
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Federal Fiscal Year:2019
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Performing Organization:Michigan State University
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Start Date:2005/07/01
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Source Full Name:National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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End Date:2026/06/30
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Resource Number:FACE-17MI075
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