Roofer Dies in 16-Foot Fall From Residential Roof - Alaska

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• Corporate Authors:
  Alaska Fatality Assessment & Control Evaluation Project (Alaska FACE) ; Alaska. Division of Public Health. Section of Epidemiology. Occupational Injury Prevention Program
• Description:
  A 31-year-old male journeyman roofer (the victim) sustained severe head injuries and died as a result of a 16-foot fall from the roof of a two-story single-family dwelling. The victim was correcting a cosmetic error in the alignment of the shingle tabs of roofing shingles installed 2 weeks earlier. He fell (unobserved) from the second-story roof of the residence onto a concrete patio. The roof pitch was 4:12 (4 feet vertical rise to 12 feet horizontal width). The victim had a documented history of grand mal epileptic seizures and had received a prescription for a maintenance dose of Dilantin. Although he presented a medical clearance to his employer allowing him to work (flat roofs only), it remains unclear whether his pre-existing medical condition predisposed him to this incident or affected its outcome. NIOSH and Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) investigators concluded that, in order to prevent future similar occurrences, employers should: 1. ensure that workers with medical conditions or physical limitations are not placed in work situations disallowed by medical certifications 2. comply with existing State regulations regarding fall protection for workers exposed to fall hazards 3. develop and implement formal safety programs designed to help workers recognize, understand and control fall hazards and other work hazards.
• Subjects:
  • Accident Prevention
  • Accidents
  • Accidents, Occupational
  • Construction Industry
  • Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services
  • Occupational Exposure
  • Occupational Health
  • Occupational Injuries
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Safety
  More +
• Keywords:
  • Accident-analysis
  • Accident-potential
  • Accident-prevention
  • Accidents
  • Injuries
  • Injury-prevention
  • Safety-education
  • Safety-equipment
  • Safety-practices
  • Safety-measures
  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/NIOSHSFACE91AK053
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Alaska ; OSHA Region 10
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  4 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Bender, Thomas R. ; Helmkamp, James C. ; Klatt, Michael L ; Manwaring, Jan C.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20026860
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB93-119394
• Citation:
  Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, FACE 91AK053, 1992 Aug ; :1-4
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1992
• Performing Organization:
  Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  23 - Construction - (NAICS)
• Start Date:
  1991/09/30
• End Date:
  2006/08/31
• Resource Number:
  FACE-91AK053 ; FACE-92-08 ; FACE AK-91-53
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/169139/cdc_169139_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 25.75 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:3553aee2783ed7e9e0671999c68a5a3ec4b54ae54055839297e2aff8a8e471e06985191e80f24f0ca1c1c68325fd83be830202accb560ba79e9378c29801c236