Laborer dies following a 13- foot fall from roof of city garage

Barrett, Charles L.; Warren, Richard L.

doi:10.26616/NIOSHSFACE95IN059

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Laborer dies following a 13- foot fall from roof of city garage

1995/12/13
By Barrett, Charles L. ; Warren, Richard L.
Series: Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)

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Barrett, Charles L. ; Warren, Richard L.

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Corporate Authors:

Indiana Fatality Assessment & Control Evaluation Program (Indiana FACE) ; Indiana. State Department of Health

Indiana Fatality Assessment & Control Evaluation Program (Indiana FACE) ; Indiana. State Department of Health Less -
Description:

A 36-year-old male roofer (the decedent) died 10 days after sustaining severe injuries from a 13-foot fall from the roof of a city garage. The decedent and one co-worker neither of whom were using fall protection equipment, were installing a new sheet metal roof on the garage. Gusty winds caught a piece of sheet metal roofing they were carrying and swept the decedent off the edge of the roof. As the decedent fell from the roof, he struck a dumpster with his head and torso before striking the asphalt pavement below. He sustained severe head injuries and other internal injuries. The decedent was transported to a large area hospital where he died 10 days later. The FACE investigator concluded that in order to prevent similar occurrences, employers should: 1. Provide fall protection equipment and ensure that it is worn by all employees working at elevations when the potential for a serious fall exists. 2. Ensure that employees work at elevations only when the weather conditions are suitable for the work task at hand. 3. Encourage workers to actively participate in workplace safety including the recognition and avoidance of unsafe work conditions.
Subjects:

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Accidents, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
Keywords:

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Accident-analysis Accident-potential Accident-prevention Accidents Injuries Injury-prevention NIOSH Region-5 Roofers Roofing-and-sheet-metal-work Roofing-industry Work-practices
FACE - NIOSH and State:

All (0000) ; Construction (0005) ; Falls (0007) ; Falls - Construction - Commercial (0020) ; Falls - Construction - Roofs (0031)

All (0000) ; Construction (0005) ; Falls (0007) ; Falls - Construction - Commercial (0020) ; Falls - Construction - Roofs (0031) Less -
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Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
Subseries:

State
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE95IN059
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Funding:

Cooperative Agreement
Genre:

Field Study
Place as Subject:

Indiana
CIO:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Topic:

Workplace Safety & Health
Location:

North America
Pages in Document:

4 pdf pages
NIOSHTIC Number:

20026073
NTIS Accession Number:

PB2007-107200
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 95IN059, 1995 Dec; :1-4
Federal Fiscal Year:

1996
Performing Organization:

Indiana State Department of Health
Peer Reviewed:

False
NAICS and SIC Codes:

23 - Construction - (NAICS 2022)
Start Date:

1992/09/30
Source Full Name:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
End Date:

1997/09/29
Resource Number:

FACE-95IN059;FACE 95IN05901;
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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