Fatality Narrative: Roofing Contractor Falls from a Boom-Supported Elevating Work Platform

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• Corporate Authors:
  Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
• Description:
  On September 27, 2008, a roofing contractor died when he fell from a boom-supported elevating work platform. The 53-year-old victim was working from a boom-supported elevating work platform to secure a roof truss while building an airplane hanger on a homeowner's property. He used the end of the boom just under the front of the platform to push against a truss girder so that he could line up the girder and bolt it. The shaft on the hydraulic boom snapped, causing the platform to flip backwards. He was ejected from the platform, fell, and hit a backhoe below before landing on the ground about 30 feet below. He was not wearing a body harness with a lanyard. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Construction Industry Education Mortality Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety Staff Development Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Accident Prevention Body Protection Construction Construction Equipment Construction Workers Equipment Design Equipment Maintenance Equipment Operation Equipment Reliability Fatalities Hazards Personal Protection Personal Protective Equipment PPE Roofers Roof Falls Roofing Roofing Industry 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:20051655
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 71-95-2010, 2010 Aug; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Fatality narrative: roofing contractor falls from a boom-supported elevating work platform
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228778/cdc_228778_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 62.99 KB ]