Injury Narrative: Roofer Falls 20 Feet from Roof

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• Corporate Authors:
  Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
• Description:
  On April 24, 2014, a 46- year-old roofer suffered multiple fractures and a traumatic brain injury when he fell 20 feet from a roof. The incident occurred at a new singlefamily residential construction site. The injured worker had 20 years' roofing experience. He had previously worked with the employer, a roofing and siding contractor. This was his first day on this job site; the rest of the crew had started work the day before. He was working on a crew with two other roofers and a foreman. They were installing snaplock sheet metal roofing panels. It had been raining on and off throughout the day and the metal roofing deck was wet and slippery. All of the crew members were wearing tennis shoes. The crew was in a hurry to get the job done. At about 1:35 p.m., the injured worker was on the 5:12 pitch metal roof when he slipped and rolled off the roof onto a scaffold and then rolled off it and fell 20 feet to the ground. A neighbor found the victim lying on the ground and alerted the crew who then summoned emergency medical services. Medics transported the victim to a hospital. He suffered multiple broken ribs, a broken clavicle, a collapsed lung, and a traumatic brain injury which resulted in a coma. More than a year later, he still suffers from conditions caused by his injuries and is unable to work. Investigators found that he was not using fall protection. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Construction Industry Construction Materials Education Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety Staff Development Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Accident Prevention Construction Construction Materials Fall Protection Falls Harnesses Injuries Personal Protection Personal Protective Equipment PPE Roofers Roof Falls Roofing Roofing And Sheet Metal Work Safety Education Safety Equipment Safety Measures Safety Practices Training Traumatic Injuries Work Environment Workers Worker Safety

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• Publisher:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051450
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 71-139-2015, 2015 Aug; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Injury narrative: roofer falls 20 feet from roof
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f9cfa430b8d3748db302a2625f0332170dbba9d5f87c1e6053c29fe6078998cf0a73bb3a2e8b0db0259acc1bfa7e7419bca2d3b4b615617b8fd21469b98ef87f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/211405/cdc_211405_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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