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Laborer Dies After 41-Foot Fall From Roof Under Construction--North Carolina
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1999/01/12
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Description:A 22-year-old male laborer (the victim) died of injuries he received after falling 41 feet from an unprotected roof edge. The victim was working with a crew comprised of a crew leader, himself, and two co-workers. The crew normally performed floor, truss, and deck work, but on the day of the incident, the crew was asked by their supervisor to roof a building because the regular roofing crew has been sent to another job. Early in the morning, they began installing a 4-feet by 8-feet sheets of plywood on roof trusses on the 8:12 pitched roof of an apartment building. Each member of the crew was working on a separate area on the roof. Late in the afternoon, someone yelled that a worker had fallen off the roof. The crew came down off the roof to assist the victim. While a worker from another crew called 911, co-workers cut and removed the victim's tool belt and shoes and used a sheet of plywood to shield his body from the hot sun. A police officer arrived on the scene at 3:58 p.m., within 3 minutes of receiving the call. A fire fighter, who arrived shortly after the police officer checked the victim for a pulse but found none. EMS arrived at the scene 8 minutes later and pronounced the victim dead at 4:08 p.m.
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Pages in Document:7 pages
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Contributor:Casini, Virgil J;Castillo, Dawn N.;Higgins, Doloris N.;Pettit, Theodore A.;
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NIOSHTIC Number:nn:20000461
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NTIS Accession Number:PB99-157380
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Citation:Morgantown, : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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Federal Fiscal Year:1999
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Start Date:1998/07/28
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