Fatal Accident Circumstances and Epidemiology (FACE) Report: Carpenter Dies AfterFalling 16 Feet from Roof, North Carolina, March 7, 1995

摘要

The report concerned the death of a 46 year old male carpenter who fell 16 feetfrom a roof onto a concrete porch floor. The employer was a company that manufactured prefabricated structures. The victim was part of a five man crew working on a prefabricated church. At the time of the accident the crew was applying roofing felt to the plywood sheeting on the pitched gable roof of the church. The victim walked backward on the roof, unrolling the felt about 8 feet at a time as the wind was gusting. Facing the victim, about 8 feet away was a worker who was temporarily nailing down the felt. A short distance behind that second worker, two crew members were permanently nailing the felt to the roof. The foreman was also on the roof observing. None of the workers wore any fall protection.