Worker Fatality Alert: Worker Falls from Roof While Tenting a House

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• Corporate Authors:
  California. Department of Public Health
• Description:
  Prevention Points: Fumigation companies should be aware of fall hazards to workers; Fall safety prevention programs include personal fall protection, training and other measures. The California Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (CA/FACE) program identifies and studies conditions that lead to fatal injuries at work, and develops prevention recommendations for employers and employees. CA/FACE is investigating another death of a roof man for a structural fumigation company who died after falling from a roof. A similar case (98CA002) was investigated in 1998 and also happened when a worker fell off a roof while putting up a tarp. In the most recent death, the victim slipped on roof tiles while carrying a tarp, and then fell two stories to the ground below. The employee was born in Mexico, and had more than 10 years of experience working for structural fumigation companies. He was the only provider for his wife and two children who live in Mexico. Fumigation companies should be aware that workers who tent buildings can be seriously injured or die from a fall if their ladders shift, they are pulled off balance by the tarps, or they slip off roofs. Companies that fumigate buildings should have an injury and illness prevention program (IIPP) that includes Employee personal fall protection, and Training about fall hazards. In addition, employers should consider: Providing employees with non-skid boots or shoes that can prevent sliding; Securing ladders to prevent movement; Using boom lifts or scaffolds to lift and secure tarps. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Accidental Falls
  • Accidents
  • Mortality
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
• Keywords:
  • Injuries
  • Fatalities
  • Injury prevention
  • Safety practices
  • Falls
  • Fall protection
  • Fumigation
  • Footwear
  • Safety equipment
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• 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
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059547
• Citation:
  Richmond, CA: California Department of Public Health, 2009 Jan; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• Performing Organization:
  Public Health Institute
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Worker fatality alert: worker falls from roof while tenting a house
• End Date:
  20260630
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228982/cdc_228982_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 112.91 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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