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Commercial Roofer Falls 30 Feet Through a Skylight While Installing Roof Insulation
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2017/06/19
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Description:On Friday, December 11, 2015 a 25-year-old male roofer (the victim) was working with a roofing crew to install insulation and corrugated metal roofing panels on a warehouse roof. The victim was stretching roofing insulation near the peak of the roof when the insulation tore, causing the roofer to lose his balance. He stepped forward onto a clear fiberglass skylight in an attempt to gain his balance, causing the skylight to break. He fell approximately 30 feet to the concrete below, fatally striking his head. He was pronounced dead at the scene by the coroner. Recommendations for prevention: 1. A job hazard analysis should be performed by a trained, competent person, before beginning a job. 2. Workers should always use personal fall protection when exposed to a vertical drop of 6 feet or more. 3. All employees expected to work from heights of 6 feet or more should receive training on fall protection use prior to beginning such work. 4. Employers and forepersons should enforce worker safety policies and procedures that, at a minimum, adhere to federal OSHA regulations.
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Pages in Document:1-10
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NIOSHTIC Number:20050591
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NTIS Accession Number:PB2018-100573
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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 15KY078, 2017 Jun; :1-10
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Federal Fiscal Year:2017
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Performing Organization:University of Kentucky
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Start Date:2005/07/01
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End Date:2026/06/30
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Resource Number:FACE-15KY078
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