Carpenter Dies After Falling From The Roof of a Carport Addition That Collapsed While Under Construction in South Carolina

doi:10.26616/NIOSHFACE9126

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Carpenter Dies After Falling From The Roof of a Carport Addition That Collapsed While Under Construction in South Carolina

1991/10/24
By National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Series: Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)

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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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The case of a 66 year old male carpenter who fell 8 feet from the roof of a carport addition that collapsed was investigated. The victim was a self employed carpenter who worked on a part time basis. He had been hired to build an addition to an existing carport. On this job he was working with the help of two neighborhood teenage boys and a coworker. The workers were nailing roof felt to the top of the sheeting on the day of the accident. The victim was standing on the lower corner of the addition roof farthest from the existing carport. Without warning the temporary 2 by 4 leg supports on that end failed, causing the addition to collapse and pull away from the carport. The victim fell backward 8 feet off the roof and struck his head on the ground, breaking his neck. It was recommended that a job hazard analysis be conducted prior to starting a job to identify and control any potential hazards that might arise during the job; that elevated work surfaces be adequately supported; and that fall prevention equipment be provided and its use ensured where workers are exposed to fall hazards.
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Occupational Health Safety
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Accident-analysis Construction-industry Construction-Search Construction-workers FACE-91-26 OSHA Region 4 Roofing-industry Traumatic-injuries Work-practices
FACE - NIOSH and State:

All (0000) ; Construction (0005) ; Falls (0007) ; Falls - Construction - Residential (0021) ; Falls - Construction - Roofs (0031)

All (0000) ; Construction (0005) ; Falls (0007) ; Falls - Construction - Residential (0021) ; Falls - Construction - Roofs (0031) Less -
Series:

Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
Subseries:

NIOSH (In-House)
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHFACE9126
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Genre:

Field Study
Place as Subject:

South Carolina ; OSHA Region 4

South Carolina ; OSHA Region 4 Less -
CIO:

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

DSR - Division of Safety Research
Topic:

Workplace Safety & Health
Location:

North America
Pages in Document:

3 pages
NIOSHTIC Number:

00206919
NTIS Accession Number:

PB92-193796
Citation:

Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, FACE 91-26, 1991 Oct; :1-6
Federal Fiscal Year:

1992
Peer Reviewed:

False
NAICS and SIC Codes:

23 - Construction - (NAICS 2022)
Start Date:

1991/08/03
Resource Number:

FACE-91-26
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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urn:sha-512:f53f31719b98d32b9d04356e23f7000365135fd3a31c94180b6298fc1dd9e080d6a702f6b37ed1853046a04b601c55b227a505913dbdaa7855e428806993dff4
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