FACE Facts: Solar Panel Installer Falls off Roof!

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• Corporate Authors:
  California. Department of Public Health
• Description:
  A 30-year-old solar panel installer, Richard P.* (*Not the victim's real name) died after he fell 45 feet off the roof of a three-story apartment building. He was part of a three-man crew working to install solar panels on a sloped roof. Richard walked backward and stepped off the roof while checking the position of some brackets. No one was wearing personal fall protection equipment and there was no other fall protection system in place. What went wrong? Richard was not wearing personal fall protection equipment. The worksite safety plan for this project included the use of personal fall protection, but it was not used. What should be done? Make sure personal fall protection or other fall protection systems are used by solar energy workers on roofs sloped greater than 30 degrees or which have other fall hazards.. Make sure worksite safety plans are implemented. This can be accomplished through supervision and training. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Construction Industry Mortality Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Construction Workers Fall Protection Falls Fatalities Injuries Injury Prevention Safety Equipment Safety Practices Solar Energy
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Publisher:
  California Department of Public Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059450
• Citation:
  Richmond, CA: California Department of Public Health, 2010 Nov; :1-2
• Contact Point Address:
  California Department of Public Health, Occupational Health Branch, FACE Program, 850 Marina Bay Parkway, Building P, Third Floor, Richmond, CA 94804
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• Performing Organization:
  Public Health Institute
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  FACE facts: solar panel installer falls off roof!
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:5f627095eea9391a121a1ab7a82927bd3a2f412c8aa346a92dcb3b7280b318e3e058e8f0a1de6d9904848d9a3f1699f95e9eb72df6293c8a9cf092ca6377a8cf
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228946/cdc_228946_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 309.92 KB ]