Roofing Worker Dies from Fall—Kentucky

Details

• Personal Author:
  Stumbo, David
• Corporate Authors:
  Kentucky Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (KY FACE) ; University of Kentucky. College of Public Health. Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center
• Description:
  At 1:30 p.m. on March 28, 2022, a 36-year-old Hispanic roofer suffered a fatal fall while installing roofing on a two-story apartment building. The worker fell approximately 18 feet to a sidewalk below and died on the scene due to injuries suffered from the fall. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS - Key contributing factors identified in this investigation include: Working at height
  
  Need for fall protection
  
  Need for effective safety training
  
  Need for effective safety policies
  
  Need for subcontractor comprehensive safety and health programs. RECOMMENDATIONS - Kentucky FACE investigators concluded that, to help prevent similar occurrences, employers should: 1) Implement a job hazard analysis (JHA) process. 2) Ensure that workers utilize fall protection when exposed to falls at height. 3) Provide workers with training appropriate to the hazards they may face while at work. 4) Establish and administer written safety policies with clear work rules and ensure that workers follow them. 5) Ensure that subcontractors have comprehensive safety and health programs in place.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Construction Industry Hazardous Substances Mortality Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Falls Fatalities Hazard Recognition Injury Prevention OSHA Region 4 Roofers Roofing Industry Safety Practices
• FACE - NIOSH and State:
  FACE ; Construction ; Falls ; Falls - Construction - Commercial ; Falls - Construction - Roofs ; Hispanic - Construction
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Subseries:
  State
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE22KY011
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Kentucky ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  11 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20068114
• 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 22KY011, 2023 Jun ; :1-11
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2023
• Performing Organization:
  University of Kentucky
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  23 - Construction - (NAICS) ; 238160 - Roofing Contractors - (NAICS)
• Start Date:
  2005/07/01
• End Date:
  2026/06/30
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:08a06ee0273ca25ecea4225aa8c4a7785c23e1bde710f23b921f140e63b90304021da9b8a21b4f9bc1de795562bd287e84a9865852e0a2dfd11ac24ec64dffe7
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/164840/cdc_164840_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.90 MB ]