Roof Safety – Prevent Fatal Falls

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• Corporate Authors:
  Michigan State University
• Description:
  From 2001-2018, 82 workers died in Michigan after falling from a roof, roof decking, or the roof trusses. These falls were the cause of 21.2% of all work-related fatal falls. Figure 1 shows the location of the 82 fatal roof falls. Half of the fatal roof falls occurred at a commercial building and half at a residential building. No worker who died was wearing fall protection. Falls from ladders and/or scaffolds are the next leading cause of worker deaths from falls from a height (75 falls). Two hazard alerts, Work-Related Fatalities and Injuries from Using Ladders in Michigan and Falls from Scaffolds Can Be Deadly identify fall prevention strategies for ladder and scaffold falls. Figure 2 shows the number of fatal roof-related falls in the industry where the fatal fall occurred. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Construction Industry Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Fall Protection Falls Hazards Roofers Roofing Industry
• Publisher:
  Michigan State University
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Lay Publication
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20066674
• Citation:
  East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University, 2020 Jul; :1-2
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Performing Organization:
  Michigan State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Roof safety - prevent fatal falls
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:40901e4cf707f64ee8c49e7cd518e36ac34beb522b12a79e963bf735f11f1d64f396106413797efaeaba2cfb239d4c3af772ada33ecbdd4a4c2f57dcc436ff5e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/230984/cdc_230984_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 323.59 KB ]