Gutter Installer Dies after Falling from Roof

Details

• Personal Author:
  Mosley, Beau
• 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:
  On Saturday, July 20, 2019, a 47-year-old male gutter and siding installer (victim) was installing gutter guards on the second story roof of a private residence. While working, the victim fell 8 feet and 3 inches from the second story roof, struck the first story roof below, rolled off and fell an additional 10 feet to the concrete surface below. On August 6, 2019, the Kentucky Labor Cabinet informed the Kentucky Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (FACE) of the incident. On September 5, 2019, the Kentucky FACE investigator conducted a site visit at which time photographs and measurements of the scene were taken. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS - Key contributing factors identified in this investigation include: 1. Failure to utilize fall protection when working at heights. 2. Working at heights with a medical condition which poses a direct safety threat. 3. Failure to recognize job hazards. 4. No safety training on fall protection. RECOMMENDATIONS - Kentucky FACE investigator concluded that, to help prevent similar occurrences, employers should: 1. Train employees on and enforce the use of fall protection when working at heights above 6 feet. 2. Implement a job hazard analysis process. 3. Employers who learn of physical disabilities which pose a direct threat to an employee's safety should perform threat assessments to evaluate his/her ability to safely perform assigned job duties.
• Subjects:
  • Accident Prevention
  • Accidental Falls
  • Accidents
  • Accidents, Occupational
  • Body Height
  • Construction Industry
  • Construction Materials
  • Hazardous Substances
  • Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services
  • Mortality
  More +
• Keywords:
  • OSHA Region 4
  • Accident analysis
  • Accident potential
  • Accident prevention
  • Accidents
  • Injuries
  • Injury prevention
  • Fatalities
  • Traumatic injuries
  • Falls
  More +
• FACE - NIOSH and State:
  FACE ; Construction ; Falls ; Falls - Construction - Residential ; Falls - Construction - Roofs
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Subseries:
  State
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE19KY034
• 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:
  1-10
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059356
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2021-100120
• 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 19KY034, 2019 Nov ; :1-10
• Email:
  Kyfaceprogram@uky.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• 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
• Resource Number:
  FACE-19KY034
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/164911/cdc_164911_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.21 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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