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Pest Control Technician Dies in 100 Foot Fall from Roof in Massachusetts
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1998/11/06
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Description:On August 13, 1997, a 25 year old male pest control technician died when he fell from the roof of an apartment building. The technician was spraying for spiders in the vents and other parts of the roof when the incident occurred. While spraying along a gutter of a roof-top penthouse, the technician walked off the edge of the roof and fell nine stories to the parking lot below. Emergency medical services were called immediately, the victim given CPR and transported to a local hospital emergency room where he died. The MA FACE Program concluded that to prevent similar future occurrences: Employers should: 1. Develop and implement a site specific health and safety plan for each site under contract. 2. Employ alternative controls for fall hazards when personal fall arrest systems are not required or appropriate. Building owners should: 3. Consider the installation of guardrails at the perimeter of flat roofs wherever possible.
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Pages in Document:1-4
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NIOSHTIC Number:20028481
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NTIS Accession Number:PB2011-100805
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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 97MA038, 1998 Feb; :1-4
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Federal Fiscal Year:1998
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Performing Organization:Massachusetts Department of Health
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Start Date:1992/09/30
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End Date:2006/08/31
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Resource Number:FACE-97MA038
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