Fatality Narrative: Roofing Contractor Falls 25 Feet from Church Roof

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• Corporate Authors:
  Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
• Description:
  In September of 2015, a 34-year-old roofing contractor died after falling 25 feet from a church roof. The victim was a co-owner of a father and son roofing company. He and his father were subcontracted to complete a roof on a newly constructed church. Both were experienced roofers. They had been working on the site for about a week. On the day of the incident, the weather was sunny and warm. They were the only workers at the site, and both were working on the roof. It was a low pitch roof with a 1 in 12 slope. The victim was working on the edge of the roof nailing down roofing materials. Neither of the roofers was using fall protection, nor was there any in place on the roof or on site. The father looked up from his work and did not see his son on the roof. He went to the side of the roof where his son had been and looked down. His son was lying on the sidewalk below, bleeding. He had fallen 25 feet from the roof edge. The father attempted CPR and then called 911. First responders arrived and, after attempting further CPR, declared the victim deceased. [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 Safety Education Safety Equipment Safety Measures Safety Practices Training Traumatic Injuries Work Environment Workers Worker Safety

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• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• 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:20051430
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 71-151-2016, 2016 Oct; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Fatality narrative: roofing contractor falls 25 feet from church roof
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c4514a90f799ca4a970b193b5af31e5170a24fe65ab2ed6365fabbb083f1482da54ace174daaec7e6c4035ee695cd402434a88620dc9b715f2d906f702812913
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228730/cdc_228730_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 360.16 KB ]