Fatality Narrative: Roofer Falls from Roof After Un-Clipping from Lifeline

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• Corporate Authors:
  Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
• Description:
  On September 28, 2006, a roofer fell from a roof, and suffered fatal injuries. The 58-year-old victim had worked for a roofing contractor for about 6 years. On the day of the incident, the victim was installing a roof on a two-story single-family house under construction. Prior to going up on the roof the victim filled out a fall protection work plan and posted it on the front of the building. He went on to the roof wearing his fall harness, attached his safety rope, and engaged his fall protection system. He then began laying felt paper. At 8:59 a.m. the victim fell 23 feet from the roof, landing on the ground below. The homeowner found the victim and called emergency medical services and the victim was transported to a hospital. The victim was conscious and stated that he had disconnected his safety rope from his fall harness so that he could untangle it. He then stepped into the opening of a small vent pipe that was covered with felt paper and lost his balance, causing him to fall. Sixty-seven days later the victim died from medical conditions aggravated by his fall injuries. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Accident Prevention
  • Accidental Falls
  • Accidents
  • Accidents, Occupational
  • Construction Industry
  • Education
  • Mortality
  • Occupational Health
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Safety
  More +
• Keywords:
  • Workers
  • Work environment
  • Work zone
  • Falls
  • Fall protection
  • Protective equipment
  • Protective measures
  • Personal protection
  • Personal protective equipment
  • PPE
  More +
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• 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:20051720
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 71-62-2007, 2007 Oct; :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: roofer falls from roof after un-clipping from lifeline
• End Date:
  20260630
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228811/cdc_228811_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 48.25 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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