Construction company owner dies when he falls from roof of home under construction in Colorado.

McKenzie, Lyle E.; McCammon, Jane B.; Hoffman, Richard E.

doi:10.26616/NIOSHSFACE92CO065

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Construction company owner dies when he falls from roof of home under construction in Colorado.

1992/12/01
By McKenzie, Lyle E. ; McCammon, Jane B. ; Hoffman, Richard E.
Series: Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)

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McKenzie, Lyle E. ; McCammon, Jane B. ; Hoffman, Richard E.

McKenzie, Lyle E. ; McCammon, Jane B. ; Hoffman, Richard E. Less -
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Colorado Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (Colorado FACE) ; Colorado. Department of Public Health and Environment

Colorado Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (Colorado FACE) ; Colorado. Department of Public Health and Environment Less -
Description:

The owner of a small construction company in Colorado was fatally injured when he fell from the roof he was standing on. In this incident a crew of three were applying sheets of plywood to the roof trusses of a two story home under construction. Employee #1 (the deceased) was cutting sheets of plywood for the other two employees. He was standing on a portion of the roof that had already had the plywood applied. The other two employees were nailing sheets of plywood on the opposite side of the roof and did not witness the fall. The surface of the work location of the deceased was covered with sawdust. No fall protection was in use by any of the employees and there had not been any safety cleats nailed in place. It is thought that the deceased started to slide from the roof and was unable to reach anything to help arrest the slide. He fell approximately 18 feet and suffered a fractured skull. The Colorado Department of Health (CDH) investigator concluded that to prevent future similar occurrences, employers should: 1. Implement 29 CFR 1926.104 that requires the use of safety belts, lifelines, and lanyards when working from elevations. 2. Develop, implement, and enforce a comprehensive written safety program that includes, but is not limited to, training in fall hazard recognition and the use of fall protection devices. 3. Conduct a job-site survey on a regular basis to identify potential hazards, implement appropriate control measures, and provide subsequent training to employees that specifically addresses all identified hazards.
Content Notes:

Publication Date provided by FACE program; not printed on the report.
Subjects:

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Accidents, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
Keywords:

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Accident-analysis Accident-prevention Accidents Construction Construction-industry Construction-materials Construction-workers Injuries Injury-prevention OSHA Region 8 Personal-protection Personal-protective-equipment Protective-equipment Protective-measures Safety-education Safety-equipment Safety-measures Safety-monitoring Safety-programs Training Traumatic-injuries Work-analysis Work-areas Work-operations Work-performance 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 -
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Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
Subseries:

State
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE92CO065
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Funding:

Cooperative Agreement
Genre:

Field Study
Place as Subject:

Colorado ; OSHA Region 8

Colorado ; OSHA Region 8 Less -
CIO:

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

Workplace Safety & Health
Location:

North America
Pages in Document:

4 pdf pages
NIOSHTIC Number:

20028581
NTIS Accession Number:

PB2009-108103
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 92CO065, 1992 Dec; :1-4
Federal Fiscal Year:

1993
Performing Organization:

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Peer Reviewed:

False
NAICS and SIC Codes:

23 - Construction - (NAICS 2022)
Start Date:

1992/09/30
End Date:

1997/09/29
Resource Number:

FACE-92CO065
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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