The case of a 24-year-old plumber who died when he fell 22 feet through a skylight opening to a concrete floor was examined. The victim was employed as a plumber by a construction company that had a written safety program. At the time of the accident the victim was working as a member of a crew installing various plumbing fixtures/fittings on the roof of a new building. Unguarded openings for skylights were present in the roof. He was discussing the relocation of a fixture on the roof with a coworker. He was looking back over his shoulder to talk. He stepped into one of the skylight openings and fell. He died as a result of multiple traumatic injuries. A guardrail on the opening, as required, could have prevented the fall. The use of safety nets would also have aided the victim. Recommendations included that worksites should be monitored occasionally to ensure that employees are using required safety measures on the job, and general training measures should be supplemented with training for specific jobs and hazards which are identified at the job site.


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    Titel :

    Fatal Accident Circumstances and Epidemiology (FACE) Report: Plumber Falls to His Death through a Roof Opening, October 30, 1987


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1988


    Format / Umfang :

    7 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch