Roofer Dies After Gust of Wind Knocks Him And A Co-Worker Off Roof
Kentucky Case Report: 13KY059
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SUMMARY
Around 11:00 a.m. on a windy fall day, a 73-year-old roofer and a roofing coworker arrived at the commercial construction site to roof a newly constructed building. The two roofers climbed an extension ladder to access the roof to determine where they were going to place their anchors to tie off. While reviewing the backside of the commercial structure, a gust of wind around 33 m.p.h. made the two roofers lose their balance and fall from the roof. The 73-year-old roofer landed first and the second roofer landed on top of him. Both men fell 15 feet and 6 inches and landed on a sloped grassy area.
Roofer Dies After Gust of Wind Knocks Him And Co-worker off Roof [PDF 390 KB]
- Page last reviewed: November 18, 2015
- Page last updated: November 18, 2015
- Content source:
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Division of Safety Research