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Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report in California: Roof Man Dies When He Falls From the Roof of a Two-Story House While Applying a Tent for Fumigation
A 33-year-old Hispanic roof man died after he fell approximately 25 feet from the roof of a two-story house to the ground below. The victim was carrying a tarp to cover the roof when the incident occurred. The employer of the victim did not have a fall prevention program for their employees, and the victim was not wearing any personal fall protection device. The CA/FACE investigator determined that: (1) Structural fumigation companies should establish and implement a fall protection program for employees who work on roofs.
Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report in California: Roof Man Dies When He Falls From the Roof of a Two-Story House While Applying a Tent for Fumigation
A 33-year-old Hispanic roof man died after he fell approximately 25 feet from the roof of a two-story house to the ground below. The victim was carrying a tarp to cover the roof when the incident occurred. The employer of the victim did not have a fall prevention program for their employees, and the victim was not wearing any personal fall protection device. The CA/FACE investigator determined that: (1) Structural fumigation companies should establish and implement a fall protection program for employees who work on roofs.
Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report in California: Roof Man Dies When He Falls From the Roof of a Two-Story House While Applying a Tent for Fumigation
2009
4 pages
Report
No indication
English
Public Health & Industrial Medicine , Environmental & Occupational Factors , Job Environment , Occupational safety and health , Accidents , Accident analysis , California , Fumigator , Recommendations , Fatalities , Accident prevention , Industrial accidents , Falls , Safety , Protection , Fall prevention , Training