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Here is another disaster fact from OSHA.  You may remember my first post about this neat feature, but if not you can check it out here.  Anyway, here is another sample accident and what you can do to prevent it.  Sometimes it’s just a good idea to hear all of the things that have happened so you know they can possibly happen.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF ACCIDENT
Employee was working on a roof without any fall protection method employed. He fell 15 feet 7 inches head first and struck the asphalt below. He and another employee were moving 20 foot sections of angle iron away from the edge of the roof when he appeared to lose consciousness and fell over the edge.

ACCIDENT PREVENTION RECOMMENDATIONS
Implement a fall protection plan and discuss the different methods available to prevent an accident from occuring. Methods available are as follows: Guardrail systems or body harness and lanyards attached to the appropriate anchorage points.

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