Authorities in northeastern Indiana say a 27-year-old maintenance worker was killed when he fell 100 feet from the roof of a building and his safety harness failed.
The DeKalb County Sheriff's Department says the accident happened about 9 a.m. Tuesday in Butler.
Detective Adam Friedel tells The Journal Gazette of Fort Wayne that David W. Gingery of Garrett was cleaning a roof atSteel Dynamics in Butler when the structure collapsed.
Friedel says a safety cable snapped under Gingery's weight and he fell to his death. He worked for the Power Clean company.
Company spokesman Fred Warner says Steel Dynamics is investigating the death.
My helper backed right off of one last week and fell into a large hibiscus thank god.
Shook him up a bit, but he's ok. I told him your not a roof cleaner until you get your wings. Every helper I have had has fallen off of the roof including myself.
AC Lockyer said
Jun 7, 2011
I need to teach you how to use a fall positioning system.
AC
Hoosier Roof Cleaners said
Jul 1, 2011
AC,
Where can I get the safety harness you put in the exhaust vent in one of your videos?Also Should I worry about damaging the vent if I slip "that definitely would be better then breaking my neck" I just dont want to damage anything if I keep from it.
AC Lockyer said
Jul 1, 2011
we will be selling them online soon. I will have them as well as gutter canes at the Tampa event.
Found this over on PWI,
Roof cleaner falls 100 feet to death in NE Indiana
1:55 p.m. CDT, May 17, 2011
The DeKalb County Sheriff's Department says the accident happened about 9 a.m. Tuesday in Butler.
Friedel says a safety cable snapped under Gingery's weight and he fell to his death. He worked for the Power Clean company.
Company spokesman Fred Warner says Steel Dynamics is investigating the death.
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Information from: The Journal Gazette,http://www.journalgazette.net
AP-WF-05-17-11 2138GMT
god bless roof cleaners....
My helper backed right off of one last week and fell into a large hibiscus thank god.
Shook him up a bit, but he's ok. I told him your not a roof cleaner until you get your wings. Every helper I have had has fallen off of the roof including myself.
AC
AC,
Where can I get the safety harness you put in the exhaust vent in one of your videos?Also Should I worry about damaging the vent if I slip "that definitely would be better then breaking my neck" I just dont want to damage anything if I keep from it.
AC