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Analysis And Modeling Of Roofer And Steel Worker Fall Accidents, Hulya Cakan
Analysis And Modeling Of Roofer And Steel Worker Fall Accidents, Hulya Cakan
Wayne State University Dissertations
" ABSTRACT "
" ANALYSIS AND MODELING OF"
" ROOFER AND STEEL WORKER FALL ACCIDENTS"
by
" Hulya Cakan"
" August 2012"
" Advisor: " Dr. Mumtaz Usmen
" Major: " Civil and Environmental Engineering
" Degree: " Doctor of Philosophy
There are more than nine million construction workers in the US. Roofers and steel workers are the highest risk construction trades according to BLS, and fall from elevation accounts for a large percentage of fatalities and injuries among the construction trades.
In this study, 2114 OSHA accident case reports involving roofers and steel workers were …