Fatality Narrative: Roofing Contractor Falls 35 Feet from Roof

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• Corporate Authors:
  Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
• Description:
  On Nov. 30, 2012, a 52-year-old roofing contractor died when he fell from a roof. The contractor was hired by a homeowner to repair a roof leak. He and an employee arrived late afternoon at the house, which was located on a hillside. It was raining lightly. The contractor accessed the cedar-shake roof by climbing up a ladder he placed in front of the house. The roof was approximately 6/12 pitch. He walked along the roof to the back of the house to inspect the section of the roof where the leak was occurring. His employee went to a deck on the back of the house where the homeowner had set up a ladder. The employee climbed up the ladder. Just as he got to the top of the ladder, the contractor, who was standing on the roof several feet above him, slipped and fell. As the contractor was falling, he grabbed the employee's extended arm. They both fell and as they did so, they hit and broke the deck railing below. The contractor landed 35 feet below on a concrete walkway; the employee landed on the ground. The employee was taken to a hospital with serious injuries. The contractor died at the scene. He was wearing strap-on metal spike rubber pads over the soles of his boots and 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 Hazards Injuries Personal Protection Personal Protective Equipment PPE Roofers Roof Falls 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:20051495
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 71-129-2014, 2014 Mar; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Injury narrative: roofing contractor falls 35 feet from roof
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1b8bcd23ff6a36696cf1c44435000cf1b74859b6ae0f7181cc120d9501e106610921f9db8ab3b7125ee9b0f35cc8a011ccc3d48a4b475cf451892d564b5e8801
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/211416/cdc_211416_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 452.89 KB ]