Unprotected Worker Falls

A construction worker was killed when he fell 14 feet (about four meters) from a roof while installing metal roofing materials.

The victim was not wearing fall protection equipment. The employer had been cited several times for not having a fall protection work plan, and not having his workers tied off.

• Do you plan for fall protection? If so, at what height?
• Do you use fall arrest or fall restraint?
• How does your company handle notification of unsafe work practices?
• Are all notifications followed up on and corrected?
• Do you cut corners on safety because “we’ve always done it this way?”