Fatal falls from roofs among U.S. construction workers

Dong, Xiuwen Sue; Choi, Sang D.; Borchardt, James G.; Wang, Xuanwen; Largay, Julie A.

doi:10.1016/j.jsr.2012.08.024

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“…Latino and foreign born construction workers suffer injury and death due to falls from roofs at greater rates than do non-Latino and native born workers [Dong et al, 2009[Dong et al, , 2013. Latino and foreign born construction workers suffer injury and death due to falls from roofs at greater rates than do non-Latino and native born workers [Dong et al, 2009[Dong et al, , 2013.…”

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“…Latinos working in residential roofing experience high rates of injury. Latino and foreign born construction workers suffer injury and death due to falls from roofs at greater rates than do non-Latino and native born workers [Dong et al, 2009[Dong et al, , 2013. Greater fatality rates from roof falls are also associated with employment by small establishments (1 to 10 employees) [Dong et al, , 2013.…”

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“…Latino and foreign born construction workers suffer injury and death due to falls from roofs at greater rates than do non-Latino and native born workers [Dong et al, 2009[Dong et al, , 2013. Greater fatality rates from roof falls are also associated with employment by small establishments (1 to 10 employees) [Dong et al, , 2013. While occupational injuries in construction on the whole are on the decline, work-related deaths among Latino construction workers have risen by one third [Dong et al, 2010a,b].…”

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“…Latino and foreign born construction workers suffer injury and death due to falls from roofs at greater rates than do non-Latino and native born workers [Dong et al, 2009[Dong et al, , 2013. Greater fatality rates from roof falls are also associated with employment by small establishments (1 to 10 employees) [Dong et al, , 2013. While occupational injuries in construction on the whole are on the decline, work-related deaths among Latino construction workers have risen by one third [Dong et al, 2010a,b].…”

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“…Similarly, Fabiano et al [3] found affiliation between the economic cycle and incidence rates in the Italian industry. Dong et al [4] discovered that out of many types of fatal injuries in the U.S. construction industry, there is a correlation between falls from the roof and economic cycles. Lin et al [5] conducted a study to identify the difference in incidence rates according to gender.…”

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Trend Analysis of Construction Industrial Accidents in Korea from 2011 to 2015

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Kim

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Abstract:The purpose of this study is to analyze the results of construction accidents occurred from 2011 to 2015 in Korea. The annual reports from the Ministry of Employment and Labor, Korea (MOEL), and the annual reports from the Statistics Korea were used for the analysis in this study. The gender, age, company size and accident types were chosen as a category to analyze the trend of various occupational accidents. In order to analyze the characteristics of construction accidents, incidence rates (IRs) and mortality rates (MRs) were calculated. Further, T-tests and ANOVA analysis were performed to discover the relationships among IRs, MRs, and chosen categories. Male workers' IRs and MRs were significantly higher than those of female workers. Construction workers over 40 years of age suffered the most from occupational injuries. In terms of company size, as company size increases, both IRs and MRs tended to decrease. Occupational injuries caused by falls were higher than other accident types each year. This paper will be able to provide information on occupational accidents for establishing strategies to reduce the accident rate in construction sectors of Korea.

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“…Clearly, the roofing industry has a work environment that compromises the workers’ ability to maintain safe upright balance. However, causes of occupational falls from roofs are not fully understood (Dong et al, 2013). …”

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Muscular activity of lower limb muscles associated with working on inclined surfaces

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Lowe

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This study investigated effects of visual cues, muscular fatigue, task performance and experience of working on inclined surfaces on activity of postural muscles in the lower limbs associated with maintaining balance on three inclined surfaces—0°, 14° and 26°. Normalized electromyographic (NEMG) data were collected on 44 professional roofers bilaterally from the rectus femoris, biceps femoris, tibialii anterior, and gastrocnemii medial muscle groups. The 50th and 95th percentile normalized EMG amplitudes were used as EMG variables. Results showed that inclination angle and task performance caused a significant increase in the NEMG amplitudes of all postural muscles. Visual cues were significantly associated with a decrease in the 95th percentile EMG amplitude for the right gastrocnemius medial and tibialis anterior. Fatigue was related to a significant decrease in the NEMG amplitude for the rectus femoris. Experience of working on inclined surfaces did not have a significant effect on the NEMG amplitude.

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Fatal falls from roofs among U.S. construction workers

Cited by 77 publications

References 13 publications

Occupational safety beliefs among Latino residential roofing workers

Occupational safety beliefs among Latino residential roofing workers

Trend Analysis of Construction Industrial Accidents in Korea from 2011 to 2015

Muscular activity of lower limb muscles associated with working on inclined surfaces

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