A 20-year-old male carpenter (victim) died as a result of head injuries ten days after falling off a porch roof of a private home. The roof was 12 feet from the ground to the eaves with a 4 to 12 pitch (a 4 inch rise to every 12 inch run). He was applying shingles to the roof and was two rows from completion. The incident occurred in the morning on a dry spring day. A nearby coworker, with his back toward the victim, was installing flashing. The coworker heard a thump as the victim fell off the roof, hit a ladder jack scaffold below, and landed on the sidewalk. No fall protection devices were being used by the victim at the time of the incident. MN FACE investigators concluded that, in order to prevent similar occurrences, the following guidelines should be followed: (1) provide training for all employees involved in roofing work so that they are able to recognize and control the hazards of falling; and (2) use fall protection systems such as catch platforms or safety belts while performing roofing work to prevent fall injuries.


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    Titel :

    Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report for Minnesota: Carpenter Dies from Falling Off a Porch Room of a Private Home, FACE-92-MN-10


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1992


    Format / Umfang :

    3 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch