Fatality Narrative: Sider Falls from Scaffolding

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• Corporate Authors:
  Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
• Description:
  On December 4, 2006, a sider fell about 30 ft. from a scaffolding system. The 25-year-old victim had three months experience installing siding while working for his employer, a residential construction contractor. He was working on a remodeling of an apartment complex which included re-siding the building exterior. Prior to installing siding, the victim was working from a plank on a pump jack scaffolding sy applying tar paper around a third-floor window. He was not using fall protection equipment, nor was there a guardrail on the scaffold. The victim was reaching for tape that another worker was handing him from a plank below, when he fell about 30 feet to the ground below. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls 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 Construction Construction Equipment Construction Workers Fall Protection Falls Fatalities Hazards Personal Protection Personal Protective Equipment PPE Safety Education Safety Measures Safety Practices Scaffolds 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:20051717
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 71-65-2007, 2007 Dec; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Fatality narrative: sider falls from scaffolding
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9cb98cfd13ff460d1420ec31f5088e327c771857ce92fe34c56f2da1588b943dd54aca29579dc4f2f1accf3a9be15d2b8cd828d6a0ee15465edc4a0d81fd441f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228808/cdc_228808_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 49.96 KB ]